Post placement and restoration of endodontically treated teeth: A literature review

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 289-301

  Schwartz, Richard S ^a,b   Robbins, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOOTH CEMENT; ZIRCONIUM;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTIN; ELASTICITY; ENDODONTICS; FIBER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TOOTH; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 2442707655     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200405000-00001     Document Type: Review

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