Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 246-252 , March 2007

Clinical wear of posterior metal-free polymer crowns: One-year results from a randomized clinical trial

  • Brigitte Ohlmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 6221 568799; fax: +49 6221 561775.
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  • Jan Uekermann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Jens Dreyhaupt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biometry and Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Marc Schmitter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Katrin Mussotter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Peter Rammelsberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

Received 12 June 2006 ,Revised 30 August 2006 ,Accepted 2 September 2006.

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PII: S0300-5712(06)00172-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2006.09.001

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 246-252 , March 2007