Follow up and maintenance of implant supported prostheses: A comparison of 20 complete mandibular overdentures and 20 complete mandibular fixed cantilever prostheses

British Dental Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 321-327

  Watson, R M ^a   Davis, D M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; STOMATITIS; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS REPAIR; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTURE, OVERLAY; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; STOMATITIS, DENTURE;

EID: 0030577139     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809250     Document Type: Review

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