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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Maryland bridge was first developed by:
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The correct answer is  Based on the work of Tanaka et al. on pitting corrosion for retaining acrylic resin facings and the metal etching studies of Dunn and Reisbick, Thompson and Livaditis at the University of Maryland developed a technique for the electrolytic etching of Ni-Cr and Cr-Co alloys.