Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 744-748 , September 2007

The influence of personality on patients’ satisfaction with existing and new complete dentures

  • Michael Robert Fenlon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, King's College London Dental Institute, Floor 25, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 71887478; fax: +44 20 71887486.
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  • Martyn Sherriff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Biomaterials Science, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
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  • Jonathan Tim Newton

      Affiliations

    • Psychology in Relation to Dentistry, Department of Dental Public Health, King's College London Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom

Received 22 May 2007 ,Revised 16 June 2007 ,Accepted 18 June 2007.

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PII: S0300-5712(07)00115-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.06.003

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 744-748 , September 2007

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