Shear bond strength of brackets on restorative materials: Comparison on various dental restorative materials using

Thomas Ebert1,2, Laura Elsner3, Ursula Hirschfelder3

  • 1Department of Orthodontics, University of Erlangen Medical School, Erlangen, Germany. thomasebert@yahoo.com.

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