Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2321-2326 , 26 August 2010

Probabilistic fatigue analysis of all-ceramic crowns based on the finite element method

  • Lei Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, College of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, PR China
    • ,
  • Zhongyi Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, College of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, PR China
    • ,
  • Jianjun Chen

      Affiliations

    • School of Machinery and Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, PR China
    • ,
  • Wei Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stomatology, 309th Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100091, PR China
    • ,
  • Shaofeng Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, College of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +862984776468.

,Accepted 24 April 2010.

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PII: S0021-9290(10)00242-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.030

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2321-2326 , 26 August 2010

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