Patients' preference for acrylic resin major connector analogues formulated for titanium alloy removable partial dentures

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-128

  Wasantha Pallegama, Ranjith ^a   Aridome, Kumiko ^a   Baba, Kazuyoshi ^a   Ohyama, Takashi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Major connector design; Major connectors; Patients'; Preference; Removable partial dentures; Titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; DENTAL ALLOY; TI 6AL 7NB ALLOY; TI-6AL-7NB ALLOY; TITANIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ACRYLIC RESINS; AGED; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM;

EID: 26944447921     PISSN: 13428810     EISSN: 13428810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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