Cleansability of and patients' satisfaction with implant-retained overdentures: A retrospective comparison of two attachment methods

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1237-1242

  Ambard, Alberto J ^a   Fanchiang, Ju Chun ^a   Mueninghoff, Leonard ^a   Dasanayake, Ananda P ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE PRECISION ATTACHMENT; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTAL INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036725066     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2002.0365     Document Type: Article

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