The use of amalgam in pediatric dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 448-455

  Fuks, Anna B ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amalgam restorations; Pediatric restorative dentistry

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTISTRY; ENDODONTICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTAL WASTE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; MARGINAL ADAPTATION (DENTISTRY); MERCURY; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; SOCIETIES, DENTAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0036716210     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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