Distortion of three-unit implant frameworks during casting, soldering, and simulated porcelain firings

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-179

  Zervas, Photios J ^a,b   Papazoglou, Efstratios ^a   Beck, F Michael ^a   Carr, Alan B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Postle Hall ^*

Author keywords

Casting; Distortion; Implant prosthetic misfit; Porcelain firings; Soldering

Indexed keywords

ALLOY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; HUMAN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL CASTING TECHNIQUE; DENTAL PORCELAIN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL SOLDERING; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; HUMANS; METAL CERAMIC ALLOYS;

EID: 0033182713     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.1999.tb00032.x     Document Type: Article

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