Parental attitudes on restorative materials as factors influencing current use in pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Zimmerman, J A ^a   Feigal, R J ^a   Till, M J ^a   Hodges, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dental education; Dental restorations; Parents

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; COMPOMER; DENTAL ALLOY; GLASS IONOMER; MERCURY; RESIN; RESIN CEMENT; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTISTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH CROWN; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPOMERS; COMPOSITE RESINS; CROWNS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIN CEMENTS; SOCIAL CLASS; STAINLESS STEEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67149128160     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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