Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 145-150 , August 2002

Tensile bond strength of acrylic resin denture teeth to a microwave- or heat-processed denture base

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 Reprint requests to: Dr Robert L. Schneider, Department of Prosthodontics, 424 Dental Science South, College of Dentistry S-413, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1001, Fax: (319)353-4278, E-mail: robert-schneider@uiowa.edu

☆☆ aClinical Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

 bOrthodontic resident.

★★ cAssociate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

PII: S0022-3913(02)00071-9

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2002.127898

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 145-150 , August 2002