Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37 , Pages e40-e44 , 2009

Does gender and experience influence shade matching quality?

  • Helene J. Haddad

      Affiliations

    • Dental School, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +961 3 85 82 13/+49 341 9721304; fax: +49 341 9739374.
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  • Holger A. Jakstat

      Affiliations

    • Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik und Werkstoffkunde, Leipzig, Germany
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  • Gerwin Arnetzl

      Affiliations

    • Univ. Klinik für Zahn-, Mund- u.Kieferheillkunde der Medizinischen Universität, Graz, Austria
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  • Judit Borbely

      Affiliations

    • Semmelweis University, Faculty of Dentistry, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Alessandro Vichi

      Affiliations

    • Universita degli Studi di Siena, Italy
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  • Herbert Dumfahrt

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, Universität of Innsbruk, Austria
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  • Patrick Renault

      Affiliations

    • University of Paris V Montrouge, France
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  • Nicoleta Corcodel

      Affiliations

    • Universitätsklinik für Mund-, Zahn- und Kieferkrankheiten, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Bostjan Pohlen

      Affiliations

    • Medical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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  • Gyula Marada

      Affiliations

    • University of Pecs, Dental School, Hungary
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  • Juan A. Martinez Vazquez de Parga

      Affiliations

    • Estomatologia I Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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  • Mamaly Reshad

      Affiliations

    • University of Southern Califonia, United States of America
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  • Thomas U. Klinke

      Affiliations

    • Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität, Greifswald, Germany
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  • Wolfgang B. Hannak

      Affiliations

    • Charite Centrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Berlin, Germany
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  • Rade D. Paravina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials, University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, United States of America

Received 27 April 2009 ,Revised 12 May 2009 ,Accepted 13 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.05.012

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37 , Pages e40-e44 , 2009

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