Surgical template stabilization with transitional implants in the treatment of the edentulous mandible: A technical note

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 462-465

  Aalam, Alexandre Amir ^a   Reshad, Mamaly ^a   Chee, Winston W L ^a   Nowzari, Hessam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Edentulous mandible; Surgical templates; Transitional implants

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EDENTULOUSNESS; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; ORIENTATION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ACRYLIC RESINS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MANDIBLE;

EID: 21344460753     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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