A conservative prosthodontic option for the treatment of edentulous patients with atrophic (flat) mandibular ridges

British Dental Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 469-472

  McCord, J F ^a   Tyson, K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Edinburgh Dental Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; ATROPHY; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; PATHOLOGY; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ATROPHY; BITE FORCE; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTURE BASES; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031589341     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809415     Document Type: Article

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