Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 290-296 , September 2002

Comparative study of circumferential clasp retention force for titanium and cobalt-chromium removable partial dentures

Abstract of Master's degree dissertation presented at the Ribeirão Preto School of Dentistry, São Paulo University. Major area: oral rehabilitation.

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☆ Reprints request to: Dr Ricardo Faria Ribeiro, Ribeirão Preto School of Dentistry, São Paulo University, Av do Café, s/n Monte Alegre 14040-904, Ribeirão Preto, SP BRAZIL, E-mail: rribeiro@forp.usp.br

☆☆ Supported by grant No. 98/12553-2 from FAPESP.

★ aGraduate student, Dental Materials and Prosthesis Department.

★★ bAssistant Professor of Removable Partial Prosthesis, Dental Materials and Prosthesis Department.

♢ cAssociate Professor of Removable Partial Prosthesis, Dental Materials and Prosthesis Department.

♢♢ dHead Professor of Removable Partial Prosthesis, Dental Materials and Prosthesis Department.

PII: S0022-3913(02)00200-7

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2002.128128

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 290-296 , September 2002

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