Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 185-190 , March 2009

Effect of home bleaching systems on enamel nanohardness and elastic modulus

  • Shereen S. Azer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division 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. Tel.: +1 614 292 7467; fax: +1 614 292 9422.
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  • Camilo Machado

      Affiliations

    • Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, USA
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  • Eliana Sanchez

      Affiliations

    • Division of Primary Care, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, USA
    • ,
  • Robert Rashid

      Affiliations

    • Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, USA

Received 25 September 2008 ,Revised 10 November 2008 ,Accepted 11 November 2008.

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☆ Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the AADR, April 2–5, 2008, Dallas, Texas.

PII: S0300-5712(08)00303-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.11.005

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 185-190 , March 2009

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