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The purpose of the present in vitro study was to compare the performance of restorations that comprised a 0.3 mm thick zirconia veneer to the case when a lithium disilicate veneer was used, under quasi-static compressive loading. Methods: Forty extracted human molars, without caries, cracks or fractures and with intact coronal structure, were randomly assigned to two groups: lithium disilicate occlusal veneers (n = 20) and zirconia occlusal veneers (n = 20). The teeth were embedded in acrylic resin up to the cementoenamel junction. Digital scans were used to record the original anatomy and guide restoration design. Standardized occlusal preparations were performed using a 0.3 mm reduction protocol and verified with silicone guides to support a biomimetic, tooth-preserving approach. After preparation, the teeth were rescanned, and restorations were designed and fabricated using CAD\/CAM technology. Lithium disilicate restorations were milled from Ivoclar Porcelain System [IPS], esthetic maximized [e.max] computer-aided design [CAD] blocks, whereas zirconia restorations were milled from Prettau 3 zirconia discs. Restorations were adhesively cemented with dual-cure resin cement following material-specific surface treatment protocols. Fracture resistance was tested using a universal testing machine under compressive loading until failure. Results: The fracture loads with lithium disilicate and zirconia occlusal veneers were 481.45 \u00b1 68.23 N and 720.93 \u00b1 95.44 N, respectively. Fracture was catastrophic in lithium disilicate occlusal veneers whereas it was not so when zirconia veneer was used. Conclusion: Quasi-static compressive fracture load when a lithium disilicate veneer was used was significantly lower than when a zirconia veneer was used.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/biomimetics11070517","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]],"date-time":"2026-07-23T01:01:28Z","timestamp":1784768488000},"page":"517","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparative Quasi-Static Compressive Loading Performance of Two Ultrathin Ceramic Occlusal Veneers for Minimally Invasive Restorations"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Francisco","family":"Garcia-Torres","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, School of Dentistry, University of La Salle Bajio, Leon 37150, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juan Pablo","family":"Flores-Ortega","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, School of Dentistry, University of La Salle Bajio, Leon 37150, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gabriela A.","family":"Gamundi-Cantu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, School of Dentistry, University of La Salle Bajio, Leon 37150, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-3245-5245","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Silvia","family":"Rojas-Rueda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Dental Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce 00716, Puerto Rico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7732-7974","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jose L.","family":"Ayala-Herrera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, School of Dentistry, University of La Salle Bajio, Leon 37150, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4109-9356","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mark Adam","family":"Antal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Operative and Esthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7437-4855","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos A.","family":"Jurado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Dental Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce 00716, Puerto Rico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hamid","family":"Nurrohman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontics, The University of Texas School of Dentistry, Houston, TX 77054, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1563","DOI":"10.14219\/jada.archive.2005.0088","article-title":"The advantages of minimally invasive dentistry","volume":"136","author":"Christensen","year":"2005","journal-title":"J. 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