Accuracy of Mechanical Torque-Limiting Devices for Implants

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 220-224

  Standlee, Jon P ^a,b   Caputo, Angelo A ^b   Chwu, Ming Ya J ^b   Sun, Tao T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental implants; Mechanical devices; Torque control

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL TECHNOLOGY; DENTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TORQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNOLOGY, DENTAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0036512430     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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