The ability of dental students and faculty to estimate the total occlusal convergence of prepared teeth

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  Nick, Doyle R ^a   Clark, Mike ^b   Miler, Jon ^b   Ordelheide, Chad ^b   Goodacre, Charles ^a   Kim, Jay ^a  

^a University School of Dentistry   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; VISION;

CROWNS; FACULTY, DENTAL; HUMANS; MOLAR; PROSTHODONTICS; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TOOTH PREPARATION, PROSTHODONTIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 57649228025     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(08)60281-4     Document Type: Article

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