Combination syndrome associated with a mandibular implant-supported overdenture: A clinical report

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-113

  Thiel, Cynthia P ^a,b,c   Evans, Douglas B ^a,b   Burnett, Robert R ^a,b  

^a Lackland Air Force Base ^*

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Sheppard AFB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEILITIS; DENTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; JAW; JAW DISEASE; MALOCCLUSION; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; BONE RESORPTION; CHEILITIS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; DENTURE, COMPLETE, UPPER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLARY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030077606     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(96)90084-0     Document Type: Article

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