Placement of posterior composite restorations in United Kingdom dental practices: Techniques, problems, and attitudes

International Dental Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 148-154

  Gilmour, Alan S M ^a   Latif, Mudasser ^a   Addy, Liam D ^a   Lynch, Christopher D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentine exposure; Matrix bands; Posterior composites

Indexed keywords

DENTIN BONDING AGENT; RESIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BICUSPID; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN-BONDING AGENTS; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MATRIX BANDS; MOLAR; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUBBER DAMS;

EID: 68149156890     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2081Lynch07     Document Type: Article

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