{
  "name": "Reported flexural strength ranges of dental ceramic materials by structural family",
  "description": "Flexural-strength values as reported in two open-access review articles (two PubMed Central reviews), compiled by structural family. Where the reviews differ or give a range, the minimum and maximum span all reported values; single reported values appear as equal minimum and maximum. Values depend on product and test method.",
  "page": "https://casrai.org/guides/dental-ceramics",
  "publisher": "CASRAI",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-13T01:39:41Z",
  "temporalCoverage": "2026",
  "spatialCoverage": null,
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Material",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Family",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Reported minimum flexural strength",
      "unit": "MPa",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Reported maximum flexural strength",
      "unit": "MPa",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Source review",
      "unit": "",
      "description": ""
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "Material": "Feldspathic ceramic",
      "Family": "Glass-matrix",
      "Reported minimum flexural strength": 120,
      "Reported maximum flexural strength": 154,
      "Source review": "PMC12113582; PMC6182519"
    },
    {
      "Material": "Leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic",
      "Family": "Glass-matrix",
      "Reported minimum flexural strength": 160,
      "Reported maximum flexural strength": 160,
      "Source review": "PMC6182519; PMC12113582"
    },
    {
      "Material": "Lithium disilicate",
      "Family": "Glass-matrix",
      "Reported minimum flexural strength": 360,
      "Reported maximum flexural strength": 407,
      "Source review": "PMC6182519; PMC12113582"
    },
    {
      "Material": "Zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate",
      "Family": "Glass-matrix",
      "Reported minimum flexural strength": 370,
      "Reported maximum flexural strength": 420,
      "Source review": "PMC6182519; PMC12113582"
    },
    {
      "Material": "Fluorapatite glass-ceramic (veneering)",
      "Family": "Glass-matrix",
      "Reported minimum flexural strength": 90,
      "Reported maximum flexural strength": 110,
      "Source review": "PMC6182519; PMC12113582"
    },
    {
      "Material": "Zirconia (Y-TZP)",
      "Family": "Polycrystalline",
      "Reported minimum flexural strength": 900,
      "Reported maximum flexural strength": 1400,
      "Source review": "PMC6182519; PMC12113582"
    },
    {
      "Material": "VITA Enamic (polymer-infiltrated ceramic network)",
      "Family": "Resin-matrix",
      "Reported minimum flexural strength": 150,
      "Reported maximum flexural strength": 160,
      "Source review": "PMC6182519"
    },
    {
      "Material": "Lava Ultimate (resin nanoceramic)",
      "Family": "Resin-matrix",
      "Reported minimum flexural strength": 200,
      "Reported maximum flexural strength": 200,
      "Source review": "PMC6182519"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Contemporary Dental Ceramic Materials, A Review (PMC6182519)",
      "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6182519/",
      "accessed": "2026-11-12"
    },
    {
      "title": "Clinician's Guide to Material Selection for All-Ceramics in Modern Digital Dentistry, Materials 2025 (PMC12113582)",
      "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12113582/",
      "accessed": "2026-11-12"
    }
  ]
}