Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 947-951 , August 2009

Microhardness of resin composite materials light-cured through fiber reinforced composite

  • Willem M.M. Fennis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dental Science, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 24 361 4004; fax: +31 24 354 1971.
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  • Noel J. Ray

      Affiliations

    • Materials Science Group, University Dental School and Hospital, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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  • Nico H.J. Creugers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Cees M. Kreulen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 22 July 2008 ,Accepted 30 January 2009.

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PII: S0109-5641(09)00114-6

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2009.01.102

Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 947-951 , August 2009

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