Implant-retained mandibular overdentures compared with complete dentures; A 5-years' follow-up study of clinical aspects and patient satisfaction

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 238-244

  Meijer, Henny J A ^a   Raghoebar, Gerry M ^a   Van't Hof, Martin A ^b   Geertman, Mariëlle E ^b   Van Oort, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complete denture; Implants; Overdenlure; Patient satisfaction; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OSTEOLYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033147281     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0501.1999.100307.x     Document Type: Article

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