Posterior Amalgam Restorations-Usage, Regulation, and Longevity

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 573-589

  Mitchell, Richard J ^a   Koike, Mari ^b   Okabe, Toru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY;

CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL SURGERY; EUROPE; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; NORTH AMERICA; PREMOLAR TOOTH; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BICUSPID; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; EUROPE; HUMANS; MOLAR; NORTH AMERICA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250735716     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2007.04.004     Document Type: Review

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