A provisional fixed partial denture that simulates gingival tissue at the pontic-site defect

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 46-48

  Haj Ali, Reem ^a   Walker, Mary P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylic resin; Esthetics; Fixed prosthodontics

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DENTURE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL CASTING TECHNIQUE; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; DENTURE, PARTIAL, TEMPORARY; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; GINGIVA; HUMANS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0036514826     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpro.2002.29412     Document Type: Article

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