Post-endodontic restorations with adhesively luted fiber-reinforced composite post systems: A review

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 353-360

  Bitter, Kerstin ^a   Kielbassa, Andrej M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; DENTAL ALLOY; RESIN; TOOTH CEMENT;

CEMENTATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL BONDING; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADHESIVES; CEMENTATION; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; HUMANS; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

EID: 38349149047     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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