Acta Med. 2015, 58: 15-20

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.86

A Comparison of Three Rubber Dam Systems In Vivo – A Preliminary Study

Martin Kapitán, Tereza Suchánková Kleplová, Jakub Suchánek

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Department of Dentistry, Czech Republic

Received August 5, 2014
Accepted March 28, 2015

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