Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 37-44 , January 2003

Dimensional change in complete dentures fabricated by injection molding and microwave processing

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☆ Reprint requests to: Dr David R Radford, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Dental Institute, Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, St. Thomas' St., London SE1 9RT, UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: 44-20-7955-8893, E-mail: david.radford@kcl.ac.uk

☆☆ aPostgraduate student, Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics.

★ bSenior Lecturer, Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics.

★★ cSenior Lecturer, Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics.

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doi: 10.1067/mpr.2003.3

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 37-44 , January 2003

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