Substrate Rigidity Effect on CAD/CAM Restorations at Different Thicknesses.
Cesar Rogério PucciAna Paula Valente Pinho MafetanoAlexandre Luis Souto BorgesGuilherme Schmitt de AndradeAmanda Maria de Oliveira Dal PivaCornelis Johannes KleverlaanAlexandre Luiz Souto BorgesPublished in: European journal of dentistry (2022)
More flexible base material reduces the fracture load and increases the stress magnitude of adhesively cemented lithium disilicate restorations regardless the ceramic thickness. Therefore, more rigid substrates are suggested to be used to prevent restoration mechanical failures.