Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 12 , Pages 930-933 , December 2007

Comparative study of the transverse strength of three denture base materials

  • Camilo Machado

      Affiliations

    • Section of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, 305 West 12th Avenue, #191, P.O. Box 182357, Columbus, OH 43218-2357, USA
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  • Eliana Sanchez

      Affiliations

    • Section of Primary Care, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, USA
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  • Shereen S. Azer

      Affiliations

    • Section of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, 305 West 12th Avenue, #191, P.O. Box 182357, Columbus, OH 43218-2357, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 614 292 7467; fax: +1 614 292 9422.
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  • Juan M. Uribe

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Education in General Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO, USA

Received 9 May 2007 ,Revised 27 August 2007 ,Accepted 5 September 2007.

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PII: S0300-5712(07)00184-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2007.09.006

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 12 , Pages 930-933 , December 2007