Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 115-121 , February 2009

Long-term survival of endodontically treated, maxillary anterior teeth restored with either tapered or parallel-sided glass-fiber posts and full-ceramic crown coverage

  • Antonio Signore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biophysics, Medicine and Dentistry, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
    • Private office: Via Fulcieri Paulucci dè Calboli 54I, 00195 Rome, Italy.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 063721645; fax: +39 063721645.
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  • Stefano Benedicenti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biophysics, Medicine and Dentistry, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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  • Vassilios Kaitsas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, University of Siena, Italy
    • Private office: Via Tagliamento 44, 00198 Rome, Italy.
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  • Michele Barone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, PTV-University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
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  • Francesca Angiero

      Affiliations

    • University Milan “Bicocca”, Department of Pathological Anatomy, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolese 33, 20052 Monza (MI), Italy
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  • Giambattista Ravera

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy

Received 29 June 2008 ,Revised 9 October 2008 ,Accepted 11 October 2008.

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PII: S0300-5712(08)00279-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.10.007

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 115-121 , February 2009

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