Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 585-590 , December 2002

The repeatability of an intraoral dental colorimeter

Presented before the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, June 9, 2000, New York, N.Y.

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 Reprint requests to: Dr Francis F. Tung, Division of Restorative and Prosthodontics Sciences, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th St, Room 608, New York, NY 10010, Fax: (212)995-4889, E-mail: fft1@nyu.edu

☆☆ aAssistant Professor and Assistant Director, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics.

 bProfessor and Director, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics.

★★ cGraduate student, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics.

 dAssociate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion.

PII: S0022-3913(02)00292-5

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2002.129803

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 585-590 , December 2002