Nanoleakage in Dentistry: 30 Years Later

José Luis Álvarez-Vásquez; Nicholas G. Fischer

doi:10.15517/vg7z8h38

Authors

José Luis Álvarez-Vásquez Full Professor, Discipline of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Cuenca, Ecuador. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0381-2402
Nicholas G. Fischer Fellow, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Center for Precision Engineering for Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Center for Innovation and Precision Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-5158

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/vg7z8h38

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