Structural failure caused by repetitive stresses, which cause a slowly propagating crack to cross the material.

Fusobacterium nucleatum Fixed prosthesis controlled by a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software package.

The model or part is produced by extruding smallbeads of thermoplastic material to form layers as the material hardens immediately after extrusion from the nozzle.See: Additive Manufacturing (AM), 3-D printing, Rapid prototyping

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