Immediate Placement and Implant Loading for Expedited Patient Care: A Patient Report

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 587-592

  Balshi, Thomas J ^a   Wolfinger, Glenn J ^a  

^a Prosthodontics Intermedica   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion prosthesis; Dental implants; Dental phobia; Edentulism; Immediate loading; Osseointegration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES;

EID: 0036631726     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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