title: Evaluation of proximal contacts with shim stock.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Boice
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Niles
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Dubois
mesh_terms: 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*