Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2007

An investigation of the constituent elements and modes of fracture of in vivo fractured metallic posts

  • Kathryn Fox

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Restorative Dentistry, Liverpool Dental School and Hospital, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    • ,
  • David J. Wood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomaterial Science, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds, UK
    • ,
  • Callum C. Youngson

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Restorative Dentistry, Liverpool Dental School and Hospital, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Unit of Restorative Dentistry, Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, Liverpool University Dental School, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, UK. Tel.: +44 151 706 5230; fax: +44 151 706 5622.

Received 21 February 2006 ,Revised 11 April 2006 ,Accepted 12 April 2006.

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PII: S0300-5712(06)00092-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2006.04.005

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2007

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