Rotated Palatal Flap. A Surgical Approach to Increase Keratinized Tissue Width in Maxillary Implant Uncovering: Technique and Clinical Evaluation

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 607-612

  Nemcovsky, Carlos E ^a   Moses, Ofer ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTURE; HUMAN; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PALATE; PLASTIC SURGERY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; HUMANS; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PALATE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0036985078     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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