Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 498-502 , November 2002

Maximum clenching force of patients with moderate loss of posterior tooth support: A pilot study

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☆ This study was supported through a grant from Ivoclar AG, Schaan, Liechtenstein.

☆☆ Reprint requests to: Charles H Gibbs, PhD, Department of Oral Biology; Box 100424, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, Fax: 352-392-2361, E-mail: cgibbs@dental.ufl.edu

★ aProfessor, Department of Oral Biology.

★★ bProfessor and Chairman, Department of Dental Biomaterials.

♢ cAssociate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry.

♢♢ dAssistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

♦ eAssociate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

PII: S0022-3913(02)00258-5

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2002.129062

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 498-502 , November 2002

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