Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 837-844 , July 2009

Light transmission through fiber post: The effect on adhesion, elastic modulus and hardness of dual-cure resin cement

  • Ivana Radovic

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 11, Beograd 11000, Serbia
    • Department of Dental Materials and Restorative Dentistry, Policlinico “Le Scotte”, University of Siena, Viale Bracci, Siena, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Clinic for Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 11, Beograd 11000, Serbia. Tel.: +381 112684581; fax: +381 112685361.
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  • Gabriele Corciolani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials and Restorative Dentistry, Policlinico “Le Scotte”, University of Siena, Viale Bracci, Siena, Italy
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  • Elisa Magni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials and Restorative Dentistry, Policlinico “Le Scotte”, University of Siena, Viale Bracci, Siena, Italy
    • Department of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology, Dental School of the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Goethestrasse 70, D-80336 Munich, Germany
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  • Goranka Krstanovic

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 11, Beograd 11000, Serbia
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  • Vladimir Pavlovic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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  • Zoran R. Vulicevic

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Belgrade, Dr. Subotica 11, Beograd 11000, Serbia
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  • Marco Ferrari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials and Restorative Dentistry, Policlinico “Le Scotte”, University of Siena, Viale Bracci, Siena, Italy

Received 29 July 2008 ,Revised 8 November 2008 ,Accepted 9 January 2009.

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PII: S0109-5641(09)00005-0

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2009.01.004

Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 837-844 , July 2009

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