A Protocol for Maintaining or Increasing the Width of Masticatory Mucosa Around Submerged Implants: A 1-year Prospective Study on 53 Patients

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-387

  Barone, Roberto ^a,b   Clauser, Carlo ^a   Grassi, Roberto ^b   Merli, Mauro ^b   Prato, Giovanpaolo Pini ^c  

^a Oral Surgery   (Italy)

^b University of Siena ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA; GINGIVECTOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JAW; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PERIODONTIUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVA; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PERIODONTIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0037851923     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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