Color Stability of CAD/CAM Ceramics Prepared with Different Surface Finishing Procedures

Burcu Kanat-Ertürk1

  • 1Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kocaeli University, Başiskele, Kocaeli, Turkey.

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