Diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of the cracked tooth syndrome

Quintessence International

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 409-417

  Geurtsen, Werner ^a   Schwarze, Thomas ^b   Günay, Huesamettin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cracked tooth; Diagnosis; Etiology; Prevention; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; INJURY; MASTICATION; REVIEW; SPLINT; TOOTH CROWN;

BICUSPID; BITE FORCE; CRACKED TOOTH SYNDROME; CROWNS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INLAYS; MOLAR; SPLINTS; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 0141505929     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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