Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 383-389 , May 2009

The effect of custom adaptation and span-diameter ratio on the flexural properties of fiber-reinforced composite posts

  • Nicola M. Grande

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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  • Gianluca Plotino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 3396910098; fax: +39 068072289.
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  • Pietro Ioppolo

      Affiliations

    • Technology and Health Department, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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  • Rossella Bedini

      Affiliations

    • Technology and Health Department, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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  • Cornelis H. Pameijer

      Affiliations

    • School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Francesco Somma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

Received 10 November 2008 ,Revised 18 January 2009 ,Accepted 19 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.01.007

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 383-389 , May 2009

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