Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 332-338 , October 2003

Thermal expansion and microstructural analysis of experimental metal-ceramic titanium alloys

Presented at the 35th IADR/CED, 1999, Montpellier, France. This study was partially supported by a grant from the Greek General Secretariat for Research & Technology (PAVE 96BE94) and by L Mangriotis Ltd.

  • Spiros Zinelis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Biomaterials Laboratory, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr Spiros Zinelis, Biomaterials Laboratory, University of Athens, School of Dentistry, Thivon 2, Goudi 115 27, Athens, Greece, Fax: 30-1-746-1162
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  • Athena Tsetsekou, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
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  • Triantafillos Papadopoulos, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Biomaterials Laboratory, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
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