Shortened dental arch: A review of current treatment concepts

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 104-110

  De Sa E Frias, Vladimir ^a,c   Toothaker, Randy ^b   Wright, Robert F ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Evolution; Shortened arch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; EVOLUTION; HOMINID; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOOTH ARCH; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ANIMALS; DENTAL ARCH; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; EVOLUTION; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MASTICATION; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 3242743760     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2004.04016.x     Document Type: Article

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