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ReviewDentistry journal2026

Connector Design and Pontic Span Length as Determinants of Mechanical Performance in Zirconia Fixed Dental Prostheses: A Systematic Review.

Andrea Ordoñez Balladares, Luis Chauca-Bajaña, Dario Adolfi, Míriam Teulé-Trull, Tiago Reis, José Martín-Cruces

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Review in Dentistry journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Andrea Ordoñez BalladaresCollege Dentistry, University Bolivariana del Ecuador, Durán 092406, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-6559-4597
Luis Chauca-BajañaSchool of Dentistry, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG), Guayas 090101, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-8713-951X
Dario AdolfiPrivate Practice, São Paulo 04543-000, SP, Brazil.
Míriam Teulé-TrullDepartment of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15701 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1597-3740
Tiago ReisFP-I3ID, FP-BHS, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4848-744X
José Martín-CrucesCollege Dentistry, University Bolivariana del Ecuador, Durán 092406, Ecuador.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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connector designfinite element analysisfixed dental prosthesisfracture resistancepontic span lengthzirconia

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PMID42645474
PMCPMC13511259

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