Prague Med. Rep. 2021, 122, 181-190

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2021.15

Comparison of the Morse Cone Connection with the Internal Hexagon and External Hexagon Connections Based on Microleakage – Review

Ana Beatriz Bueno Carlini Bittencourt, Clóvis Lamartine de Moraes Melo Neto, Paulo Augusto Penitente, Eduardo Piza Pellizzer, Daniela Micheline dos Santos, Marcelo Coelho Goiato

Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontic, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São Paulo, Brazil

Received March 4, 2021
Accepted August 22, 2021

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