Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 409-415 , May 2007

Shark fin test and impression quality: A correlation analysis

  • Markus Balkenhol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Justus-Liebig-University, Schlangenzahl 14, 35392 Giessen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 641 9946 144; fax: +49 641 9946 139.
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  • Bernd Wöstmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Justus-Liebig-University, Schlangenzahl 14, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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  • Masafumi Kanehira

      Affiliations

    • Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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  • Werner J. Finger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preclinical Dentistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Received 14 September 2006 ,Revised 11 November 2006 ,Accepted 21 November 2006.

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PII: S0300-5712(06)00225-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2006.11.009

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 409-415 , May 2007