Efficacy of preformed metal crowns vs. amalgam restorations in primary molars: A systematic review

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-343

  Randall, Ros C ^a   Vrijhoef, Matthias M A ^a   Wilson, Nairn H F ^b  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b Laboratoires 3M Santé ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH CROWN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CROWNS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; MOLAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034146498     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0177     Document Type: Article

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