Immediate occlusal loading of single lower molars using Brånemark System® Wide-Platform TiUnite™ implants: An interim report of a prospective open-ended clinical multicenter study

Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 74-80

  Calandriello, Roberto ^a   Tomatis, Massimiliano ^a   Vallone, Roberto ^a   Rangert, Bo ^a   Gottlow, Jan ^b  

^a University of Gothenburg ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Immediate load; Occlusal load; Resonance frequency; Single molar; TiUnite ; Unsplinted; Wide platform

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTURE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOLYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; CROWNS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, PARTIAL, IMMEDIATE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0042012797     PISSN: 15230899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2003.tb00018.x     Document Type: Article

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