Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 11 , Pages 873-877 , November 2008

Fracture resistance of amalgam/glass-polyalkenoate open sandwich Class II restorations: An in vitro study

  • Howard W. Roberts

      Affiliations

    • USAF Dental Evaluation and Consultation Service, Great Lakes, IL, USA
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  • Kraig S. Vandewalle

      Affiliations

    • 59th Dental Wing, Lackland AFB, TX, USA
    • ,
  • David G. Charlton

      Affiliations

    • Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research, Great Lakes, IL, USA
    • General Dynamics Information Technology, Frederick, MD, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research, 310A “B” Street, Building 1-H, Great Lakes, IL 60088, USA. Tel.: +1 847 688 5647x121;fax: +1 847 688 4279.
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  • David W. Berzins

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Dental Biomaterials, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Received 22 April 2008 ,Revised 16 June 2008 ,Accepted 7 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.07.001

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 11 , Pages 873-877 , November 2008

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