Influence of the size of the microgap on crestal bone levels in non-submerged dental implants: A radiographic study in the canine mandible

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1111-1117

  King, Gaston N ^a   Hermann, Joachim S ^a   Schoofield, John D ^a   Busen, Daniel ^a   Cochran, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar bone loss etiology; Dental abutments; Dental implants; Endosseous; Follow up studies; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ALVEOLAR BONE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDENTULOUSNESS; FOX; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; WOUND HEALING;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; DENTAL SOLDERING; DOGS; MALE; MANDIBLE; OSSEOINTEGRATION; TIME FACTORS; WELDING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036775113     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2002.73.10.1111     Document Type: Article

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