Amalgam - Resurrection and redemption. Part 1: The clinical and legal mythology of anti-amalgam

Quintessence International

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 525-535

  Wahl, Michael J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgam; Performance; Resin composite; Restoration; Safety

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; RESIN;

DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; PATENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH FRACTURE; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; PATENTS; RECURRENCE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH FRACTURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035403929     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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