COMPARATIVE RADIOPACITY OF CERAMICS AND METALS WITH HUMAN AND BOVINE DENTAL TISSUES

Pekkan G., Pekkan K., Hatipoglu M. G., Tuna S. H.

JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY, vol.106, no.2, pp.109-117, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 106 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.109-117
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Statement of problem. Ceramics should be radiopaque enough to be seen on radiographs and to be distinguishable from tooth structures. Information on the radiopacity of different ceramics used in restorative dentistry is limited.