Prevalence of cusp fractures in teeth restored with amalgam and with resin-based composite

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1127-1132

  Wahl, Michael J ^a   Schmitt, Margaret M ^a   Overton, Donald A ^b   Gordon, M Kathleen ^c  

^a Wahl Family Dentistry   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; RESIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSP FRACTURE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

EID: 4444285380     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2004.0371     Document Type: Article

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