The effect of design modifications on the torsional and compressive rigidity of U-shaped palatal major connectors

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 400-407

  Green, Lawrence K ^a   Hondrum, Steven O ^b  

^a US Army Dental Activity Fort Gordon   (United States)

^b US Army Dental Materials Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; CHROMIUM; NICKEL; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DENTURE; FORCE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS; TORSION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PALATE; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICUSPID; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MOLAR; PALATE; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TORSION;

EID: 0037491426     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpr.2003.76     Document Type: Article

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