"sandwich" bone augmentation technique: Rationale and report of pilot cases

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 232-245

  Wang, Hom Lay ^a   Misch, Carl ^a,b   Neiva, Rodrigo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HYDROXYAPATITE;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE DEFECT; BONE GRAFT; BONE RESECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ALVEOLAR RIDGE AUGMENTATION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SUBSTITUTES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COLLAGEN; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DURAPATITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942604876     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: 19453388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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