“…Because of the high stiffness of ceramics materials, residual stresses are produced and it can increase the probability of porcelain veneer chipping during mastication 18,19 . Moreover, considering that zirconia-based substructures have lower thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity if compared to metallic substructures for metal-ceramic restorations, several firing cycles with different cooling methods have been proposed, which vary antagonistically since slow cooling 7,11,14,20,21 to fast cooling 6,9,10,12,[20][21][22][23] . However, there is no consensus about an ideal firing cycle.…”