Clinical evaluation and microstructural analysis of a direct placement gallium restorative alloy

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-129

  Neo, J ^a   Chew, C L ^a   Osborne, J W ^b   Mahler, D B ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical evaluation; Gallium alloy; Operative dentistry

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; GALLIUM; GALLOY; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PAAMA 2; RESIN CEMENT; TYTIN;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TIME;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALLIUM; HUMANS; MALE; METHACRYLATES; RESIN CEMENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034132774     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(99)00051-2     Document Type: Article

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