Healing of oral lichenoid lesions after replacing amalgam restorations: A systematic review

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 553-565

  Issa, Y ^a   Brunton, P A ^a   Glenny, A M ^a   Duxbury, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; DENTAL ALLOY;

ALLERGY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHENOID; MOUTH LESION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATCH TEST; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 8644250737     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2003.12.027     Document Type: Article

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