Journal of Dentistry
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 135-139 , May 2002

Agreement between clinical measures of quality and patients' rating of fit of existing and new complete dentures

  • Michael R Fenlon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, King's College, GKT Dental Institute, Floor 20, Guy's Hospital London, London SE1 9RT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-20-7955-2706; fax: +44-20-7955-8893
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  • Martyn Sherriff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Biomaterials Science, King's College, GKT Dental Institute, London, UK
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  • John D Walter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, King's College, GKT Dental Institute, Floor 20, Guy's Hospital London, London SE1 9RT, UK

Received 12 March 2001 ,Accepted 27 August 2002.

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Journal of Dentistry
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 135-139 , May 2002

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