A simple method of making an implant-level impression when presented with limited space, unfavorable implant positions, or problematic implant angulations

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 684-687

  Chaimattayompol, Nopsaran ^a   Arbree, Nancy S ^a   Wong, Stefanie X ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DENTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE DESIGN; HUMANS; PLASTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036596582     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpr.2002.126422     Document Type: Article

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