“…Although the SBS test has been criticized for causing a nonuniform stress distribution at the bonding interface, 48 it remains the most widespread method for evaluating the bond strength of the veneer ceramic to the zirconia core. 6,10,12,[14][15][16]34,35,37 Despite the fact that the "macro" shear testing increases the probability of cohesive failure, 48,49 many studies that investigated the bonding strength of the veneer ceramic to the zirconia core used the "macro" shear test similar to this study. 6,10,15,16,25,31,34,35,37,50 The reason for not using micro shear specimens might be the difficulty of the condensation of veneer ceramic slurry on zirconia in a small area.…”