Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 759-766 , October 2008

Non-carious cervical tooth surface loss: A literature review

  • Ian Wood

      Affiliations

    • Restorative Dentistry, Manchester University, England, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Zynab Jawad

      Affiliations

    • Restorative Dentistry, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9LU, England, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Carl Paisley

      Affiliations

    • Restorative Dentistry, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9LU, England, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Paul Brunton

      Affiliations

    • Restorative Dentistry, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9LU, England, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1133436182; fax: +44 1133436165.

Received 6 March 2007 ,Revised 11 June 2008 ,Accepted 11 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.06.004

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 759-766 , October 2008

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