Management of the flabby ridge: Using contemporary materials to solve an old problem

British Dental Journal

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 258-261

  Lynch, C D ^a   Allen, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; SILOXANE; VINYL POLYSILOXANE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLOID; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ALGINATES; COLLOIDS; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL OCCLUSION, BALANCED; DENTURE BASES; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, UPPER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; POLYVINYLS; SILOXANES;

EID: 33644929063     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4813306     Document Type: Article

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