Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2008

Axial shrinkage-stress depends upon both C-factor and composite mass

  • David C. Watts
    • ,
  • Julian D. Satterthwaite

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6FH, UK. Tel.: +44 161 275 6621/6808; fax: +44 161 275 6710.

Received 29 June 2007 ,Revised 15 August 2007 ,Accepted 16 August 2007.

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PII: S0109-5641(07)00206-0

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.08.007

Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2008

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