Quality of communication and master impressions for the fabrication of cobalt chromium removable partial dentures in general dental practice in England, Ireland and Wales in 2009

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 300-305

  Kilfeather, G P ^a   Lynch, C D ^a   Sloan, A J ^b   Youngson, C C ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General dental practice; Impressions; Prescription; Quality; Removable partial denture

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DENTURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LABORATORY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHROMIUM ALLOYS; DENTAL CASTING INVESTMENT; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL MODELS; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; ENGLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; LABORATORIES, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALES;

EID: 77954379483     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.02055.x     Document Type: Article

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