A comparison of the accuracy of two methods used by pre-doctoral students to measure vertical dimension

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-66

  Geerts, G A V M ^a   Stuhlinger, M E ^a   Nel, D G ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDENTULOUSNESS; EDUCATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NOSE; NOSE SEPTUM; PATHOLOGY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VARIANCE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 0347722225     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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