Objectives Clinical data on survival rates reveal that all-ceramic dental prostheses are
susceptible to fracture from repetitive occlusal loading. The objective of this review is to …

In this article, we review recent advances in the understanding and analysis of damage
initiation and evolution in laminate structures with brittle outerlayers and compliant sublayers …

A study has been made of the effects of sandblasting on the strength of Y‐TZP and alumina
ceramic layers joined to polymeric substrates and loaded at the top surfaces by a spherical …

Purpose: This investigation compared initial and fatigue strengths of particle-abraded
ceramics to those of as-polished alumina and zirconia ceramics in crown-like layer …

Results from a systematic study of damage in material structures representing the basic
elements of dental crowns are reported. Tests are made on model flat-layer specimens …

The fracture strength of Si is considered in the context of yield and reliability of
microelectronic and microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices. An overview of Si fracture …

The fatigue properties of fine‐grain Y‐TZP in cyclic flexural testing are studied. Comparative
tests on a coarser‐grain alumina provide a baseline control. A bilayer configuration with …

The influence of slow crack growth on the initiation of radial cracks at the lower surfaces of
ceramic layers bonded to polymeric substrates is studied, with particular relevance to …

A research program on failure modes induced by spherical indenters in brittle layer
structures bonded to polymeric substrates, in simulation of occlusal function in all‐ceramic …

The fundamentally changing nature of fracture in brittle coatings on compliant substrates
with diminishing coating thickness is examined. Attention is focused on cracking induced by …