Dental Materials
Volume 26, Issue 10 , Pages 954-960 , October 2010

Five-year survival of 3-unit fiber-reinforced composite fixed partial dentures in the posterior area

  • Céleste C.M. van Heumen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials Science, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dental Science, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 24 3614004; fax: +31 24 3541971.
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  • Johanna Tanner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dental Science, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Jan W.V. van Dijken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Odontology, Dental School Umeå, Umeå University, Sweden
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  • Ronald Pikaar

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Special Dental Care, Rijnstate Medical Centre, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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  • Lippo V.J. Lassila

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials Science, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland
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  • Nico H.J. Creugers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dental Science, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Pekka K. Vallittu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials Science, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland
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  • Cees M. Kreulen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dental Science, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 19 October 2009 ,Revised 29 January 2010 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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PII: S0109-5641(10)00154-5

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2010.05.010

Dental Materials
Volume 26, Issue 10 , Pages 954-960 , October 2010

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