The hollow box maxillary obturator

British Dental Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 484-487

  Blair, F M ^a   Hunter, N R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPEECH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PALATAL OBTURATORS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPEECH; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032560301     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809669     Document Type: Article

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