Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 121-124 , February 2005

Morphological and functional rehabilitation of severely infra-occluded primary molars in the presence of aplasia of the permanent premolar: A clinical report

  • Luca Giachetti, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor and Chair of Dental Materials, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr Luca Giachetti, Department of Dentistry, Dipartimento di Odontostomatologia, Viale Morgagni 85-50134 Firenze, ITALY Fax: +39055411798
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  • Fabio Bertini, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Fellow Researcher, Department of Dentistry
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  • Debora Landi, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Florence, Italy

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PII: S0022-3913(04)00734-6

doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2004.11.003

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 121-124 , February 2005

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