Comparison of Retention and Release Periods for Implant Overdenture Attachments

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 176-185

  Petropoulos, Vicki C ^a   Smith, Woollcott ^b   Kousvelari, Eleni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Break load; Dislodgment; Displacement; Implant attachment; Oblique force; Overdenture; Peak load; Release period; Retention; Tensile forces

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE PRECISION ATTACHMENT; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, OVERLAY; MAGNETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031086172     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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