Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 87, Issue 4 , Pages 407-409 , April 2002

A titanium and visible light-polymerized resin obturator

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☆ aAssociate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

☆☆ bAssociate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

★ cAssociate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

★★ dProfessor and Chair, Department of Prosthodontics.

♢ Reprint requests to: Dr Benito Rilo, Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Santiago de Compostela University, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Fax: (34)98-156-2226, E-mail: protesis@usc.es

PII: S0022-3913(02)00439-0

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2002.123232

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 87, Issue 4 , Pages 407-409 , April 2002

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