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Minimally Invasive Ceramic Laminate Veneers for Maxillary Anterior Esthetic Rehabilitation: A 12+ Years Follow-Up. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective This case report describes an esthetic rehabilitation focused on closing diastemas and improving tooth morphology to restore smile harmony using thin porcelain laminates. The advantages, limitations, and characteristics of feldspathic ceramics in laminate fabrication are discussed, highlighting their importance in minimally invasive ...
Reis JMDSN +3 more
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Evaluating the Probability of Survival and Damage Mechanisms of Resin Matrix Ceramics: Insights Into Wear Progression and Surface Damage Under Fatigue. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective This study evaluated the probability of survival, failure modes, and fatigue‐induced wear progression, as well as assessed damage tolerance under simulated mastication in two resin matrix ceramics (polymer‐infiltrated ceramic networks (PICN) and resin nanoceramic (RNC)).
Ruggiero MM +3 more
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Geographic distribution, conservation, and genomic resources of cacao Theobroma cacao L
Abstract The cacao tree, Theobroma cacao L., is cultivated in the tropics, mainly in agroforestry systems, to produce seeds, the valuable raw material for the chocolate industry. Thus, the conservation and use of cacao genetic resources in breeding programs to increase yield and improve quality and disease resistance are vital for the global cacao ...
Helmuth E. Nieves‐Orduña +2 more
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Abstract Local policy experimentation was a driving force behind China's economic progress, but its results in the field of social policy are more ambiguous. This article takes a lesson‐drawing perspective on the transfer of international hospital payment reforms to Chinese cities, focusing on the Urban Employees' Basic Medical Insurance.
Armin Mueller, Tobias ten Brink
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Abstract This article analyses the impacts of an international cooperation project in the field of “eco‐city” development in China, using a policy transfer perspective. It explores the relationship between policy transfers and paradigm shifts and discussing the thesis of a “Chinese art” of policy transfers, according to which Chinese policymakers ...
Giulia C. Romano
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"Krucha piana", porcelana. O wierszu Czesława Miłosza
The paper refers to an interpretation of Czesław Miłosz’s poem Piosenka o porcelanie (Song on Porcelain) from the collection Światło dzienne (Daylight) published in 1953. The leading motif of the study is the porcelain. Presence of this motif in the literary tradition, linked to functional use of the meanings of white gold in the poet’s pieces, is made
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Microestrutura e propriedades de porcelanas [PDF]
A microestrutura de uma porcelana tradicional, queimada a diferentes temperaturas, foi analisada e relacionada com suas propriedades técnicas. Investigou-se por ceramografia a morfologia de fases, determinando-se a presença de quartzo, mulita primária e mulita secundária. Este estudo foi apoiado por análise de microssonda EDX e difratometria de raios X.
Bragança, S. R., Bergmann, C. P.
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Porcelana colorida translúcida para luminárias decorativas [PDF]
Resumo Porcelanas translúcidas tradicionais são usuais para a produção de louça de mesa. Recentemente, identificou-se uma tendência moderna para utilizar a porcelana translúcida na produção de luxuosos artefatos de decoração, tais como luminárias para decoração de ambientes.
Jermolovicius, A. B., Molisani, A. L.
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Objectives. This study evaluated the influence of cavity surface finishing with diamond burs of different grit mounted on high‐speed turbine and ultrasound on the roughness and microshear bond strength (MBS) of a lithium silicate glass‐ceramic to enamel and dentin. Methods.
Carla Castiglia Gonzaga +8 more
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Esthetic Rehabilitation of the Smile with No‐Prep Porcelain Laminates and Partial Veneers
Rehabilitation of patients with anterior conoid teeth may present a challenge for the clinician, especially when trying to mimic the nature with composite resins. This clinical report exemplifies how a patient with conoid upper lateral incisors was rehabilitated with minimally invasive adhesive restorations.
Arcelino Farias-Neto +5 more
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