Enduring amalgam: No requiem needed

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 277-279

  Donovan, Terry ^a   Heymann, Harald O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DENTAL ALLOY; ESTROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RESIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; RETREATMENT; SAFETY;

COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; PHENOLS; RETREATMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 77957742347     PISSN: 14964155     EISSN: 17088240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2010.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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