Performance of a conventional sealant and a flowable composite on minimally invasive prepared fissures

Operative Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 543-550

  Francescut, Paola ^a,b   Lussi, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 33749509582     PISSN: 03617734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2341/05-91     Document Type: Article

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