Wettability of silicone rubber maxillofacial prosthetic materials

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 439-443

  Waters, M G J ^a,b   Jagger, R G ^a,b   Polyzois, G L ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; SILASTIC;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTURE; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; WETTABILITY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTURE LINERS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0033108837     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(99)80011-0     Document Type: Article

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