Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 488-493 , July 2008

Vibration characteristics of dental high-speed turbines and speed-increasing handpieces

  • Ruth L. Poole

      Affiliations

    • The University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, United Kingdom
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  • Simon C. Lea

      Affiliations

    • The University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, United Kingdom
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  • John E. Dyson

      Affiliations

    • Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • Adrian C.C. Shortall

      Affiliations

    • The University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, United Kingdom
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  • A. Damien Walmsley

      Affiliations

    • The University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1212368611; fax: +44 1216258815.

Received 26 November 2007 ,Revised 29 February 2008 ,Accepted 4 March 2008.

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PII: S0300-5712(08)00094-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.03.006

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 488-493 , July 2008

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