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International Journal of Dentistry
Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 9840594, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9840594
Review Article

“Digitally Oriented Materials”: Focus on Lithium Disilicate Ceramics

Fernando Zarone,1 Marco Ferrari,2 Francesco Guido Mangano,3 Renato Leone,1 and Roberto Sorrentino2

1Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, “Federico II” University of Naples, 80100 Naples, Italy
2Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
3Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, Dental School, University of Varese, 21100 Varese, Italy

Received 26 February 2016; Accepted 25 July 2016

Academic Editor: Patricia Pereira

Copyright © 2016 Fernando Zarone et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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