Long-term retrospective study of the clinical performance of fiber posts

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 287-291

  Ferrari, Marco ^a,b   Cagidiaco, Maria Crysanti ^a   Goracci, Cecilia ^a   Vichi, Alessandro ^a,b   Mason, Pier Nicola ^c   Radovic, Ivana ^a,d   Tay, Franklin ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CARBON; CARBON FIBER; DENTIN BONDING AGENT; RESIN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON; COMPOSITE RESINS; CROWNS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTIN-BONDING AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; QUARTZ; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, NONVITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547959521     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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