Effectiveness of microabrasion technique for improvement of dental aesthetics

British Dental Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 155-158

  Wong, F S L ^a   Winter, G B ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PREMA; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTAL CARE; DRUG MIXTURE; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; TOOTH PULP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIFRICES; ENAMEL MICROABRASION; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INCISOR; MALE; MOLAR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037055828     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801511     Document Type: Article

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