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Restorations were milled, finished, and adhesively luted with dual-cure resin cement. All specimens underwent 500,000 cycles of mechanical loading (100\u00a0N, 1\u00a0Hz) before static fracture testing. Failure modes were assessed microscopically. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, Tukey\u2019s post hoc, and Chi-square\/Fisher\u2019s exact tests (\u03b1\u2009=\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Ultra-translucent monolithic zirconia showed the highest fracture resistance, followed by lithium disilicate glass ceramics and zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate (ZLS) while polymer-infiltrated ceramic networks (PICNs) showed the lowest values (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Failure patterns differed significantly among groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005), with polymer-infiltrated ceramic networks (PICNs) having more restorable failures.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ceramic material significantly influences the mechanical performance of vonlay restorations. High-strength ceramics, such as lithium disilicate glass ceramics, ultra-translucent monolithic zirconia, offer superior resistance and clinical predictability in premolars under cyclic loading.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-026-08493-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,9]],"date-time":"2026-05-09T03:09:13Z","timestamp":1778296153000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Fracture resistance of ceramic vonlays fabricated from different CAD\/CAM materials restoring premolars after cyclic loading (an in vitro study)"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-2620-1905","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmed Mabrouk","family":"AL-Mazzaly","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wegdan","family":"Abdel-Fattah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dina Mohamed","family":"Nasr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"8493_CR1","first-page":"415","volume":"33","author":"MB Blatz","year":"2002","unstructured":"Blatz MB. 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