Cosmetic dentistry

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 254-259

  Schmidt, Christopher J ^a   Tatum, Sherard A ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental aesthetics; Dental cosmetics; Tooth bleaching; Veneers

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; RESIN;

BLEACHING; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; ENAMEL; GINGIVA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOOTH COLOR; TOOTH DISCOLORATION;

CROWNS; DENTAL VENEERS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; GINGIVOPLASTY; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOOTH; TOOTH BLEACHING; TOOTH DISCOLORATION;

EID: 33746514463     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.moo.0000233596.68928.39     Document Type: Review

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