Evaluation of proximal contacts with shim stock.
A total of 969 proximal contacts in forty volunteer subjects was examined for proximal contact integrity with shim stock. It passed uninhibited through 88% of the contacts. Neither sex nor age affected the evaluation; however, shim stock was more likely to pass through contacts with enamel surfaces than those which were restored.
Boice
P A
PA
Niles
S M
SM
Dubois
L M
LM
D000328:Adult; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*