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A comparison of radiographic occlusal and approximal caries diagnoses made by 240 dentists

Ivar Espelid Faculty of Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Anne Bjørg Tveit Faculty of Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Pages 285-289 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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