The ovate pontic design: A histologic observation in humans

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 375-380

  Zitzmann, Nicola Ursula ^a   Marinello, Carlo Paolo ^a   Berglundh, Tord ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; KERATIN; RESIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR RIDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HISTOLOGY; HISTOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOMETRICS; MUCOSA; PREMOLAR TOOTH; THICKNESS; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; STOMATITIS; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COMPOSITE RESINS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DENTAL PORCELAIN; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORAL HYGIENE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STOMATITIS, DENTURE; TOOTH, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036783283     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpr.2002.128758     Document Type: Article

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