A new wraparound retainer design.

Arno Locks; Graziela Henriques Westphalen; Daltro Enéas Ritter; Gerson Ulema Ribeiro; Luciane Menezes; Roberto Rocha; Carla Derech; Luciara Dalcin Da Rosa

PubMed · 12374041

A new wraparound retainer design.

Arno Locks·Graziela Henriques Westphalen·Daltro Enéas Ritter·Gerson Ulema Ribeiro·Luciane Menezes·Roberto Rocha·Carla Derech·Luciara Dalcin Da Rosa

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Arno Locks, Graziela Henriques Westphalen, Daltro Enéas Ritter, Gerson Ulema Ribeiro, Luciane Menezes, Roberto Rocha, Carla Derech, Luciara Dalcin Da Rosa. 2002. A new wraparound retainer design.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12374041/

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