Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 103, Issue 2 , Pages 80-90 , February 2010

Three-year clinical evaluation of two ceramic crown systems: A preliminary study

  • Maged K. Etman, DDS, MSc, MMedSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Division of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr Maged K. Etman, Division of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, 209 Dental Clinic Building, 105 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E4, CANADA, Fax: 306-966-7631
    • ,
  • M.J. Woolford, BDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK

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 This paper was presented in part at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR)/Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR)/American Association for Dental Research (AADR) meeting, Hawaii, March 2004.

PII: S0022-3913(10)60010-8

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(10)60010-8

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 103, Issue 2 , Pages 80-90 , February 2010

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