Direct-placement gallium restorative alloy: A 3-year clinical evaluation

Quintessence International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-53

  Osborne, John W ^a   Summitt, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical evaluation; Direct restorative material; Gallium alloy; Tooth fracture

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; GALLIUM; GALLOY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; TOOTH FRACTURE;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLIUM; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TOOTH FRACTURES;

EID: 0032610271     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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