Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 366-373 , May 2009

Penetration of amalgam constituents into dentine

  • Johannes D. Scholtanus

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, P.O. Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 50 3638374; fax: +31 50 363 2696.
    • ,
  • Mutlu Özcan

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Marie-Charlotte D.N.J.M. Huysmans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 6 September 2008 ,Revised 8 January 2009 ,Accepted 17 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.01.009

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 366-373 , May 2009

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