The performance of air-turbine handpieces in general dental practice

Operative Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-25

  Monaghan, D M ^a,b,e   Wilson, N H F ^b,c   Darvell, B W ^d  

^a Buxton Dental Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIST; ILLUMINATION; MACHINE; SOUND PRESSURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 14844288460     PISSN: 03617734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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