"Metal Ceramic Alloys" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				The fusion of ceramics (porcelain) to an alloy of two or more metals for use in restorative and prosthodontic dentistry. Examples of metal alloys employed include cobalt-chromium, gold-palladium, gold-platinum-palladium, and nickel-based alloys.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D016876 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D01.552.033.690 D25.058.520 D25.339.208.720 J01.637.051.058.520 J01.637.051.339.208.720 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Metal Ceramic AlloysMetal Ceramic AlloysAlloys, Metal CeramicPorcelain-Metal AlloysAlloys, Porcelain-MetalPorcelain Metal AlloysMetalloceramic AlloysAlloys, MetalloceramicMetallo-Ceramic AlloysAlloys, Metallo-CeramicMetallo Ceramic AlloysMetalloceramic AlloyAlloy, MetalloceramicMetal Ceramic AlloyAlloy, Metal CeramicMetallo-Ceramic AlloyAlloy, Metallo-CeramicMetallo Ceramic Alloy
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Metal Ceramic Alloys" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Options for posterior ceramic restorations. J Okla Dent Assoc. 1999; 90(2):30-4. 
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								Potential interference of leucite crystallization during porcelain thermal expansion measurement. Dent Mater. 1996 Jan; 12(1):8-12.