Quality of written communication and master impressions for fabrication of removable partial prostheses in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-157

  Radhi, A ^a,d   Lynch, C D ^b   Hannigan, A ^c  

^a Gulf Dental Specialty Hospital   (Bahrain)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^d Gulf Dental Speciality Hospital   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Acrylic; Cobalt chromium; Dental laboratories; Design; Impressions; Prosthesis; Removable partial dentures

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DENTURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; MULTICENTER STUDY; STANDARD; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ACRYLIC RESINS; BAHRAIN; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; PROSTHODONTICS;

EID: 84869239738     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2006.01685.x     Document Type: Article

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