Performance of composite finishing and polishing instruments after sterilization

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 61-64

  Tate, William H ^a,b   Goldschmidt, Millicent C ^c   Powers, John M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Section of Operative Dentistry

^c Section of Microbiology

^d Department of Basic Sciences ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING; WATER VAPOR;

COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL POLISHING; EVALUATION STUDIES; MICROWAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STEAM; STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030112059     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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