Measuring abutment/implant joint integrity with the periotest instrument

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 681-688

  Faulkner, M Gary ^a,b   Wolfaardt, Johan F ^a,b   Chan, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Misericordia Community Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abutment screw; Abutment screw loosening; Abutment implant interface; Periotest; Periotest value; Tensile preload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUTH DISEASE; PERCUSSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TORQUE;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PERCUSSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TORQUE;

EID: 0033197316     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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