Two implants for all edentulous mandibles

British Dental Journal

Volumn 200, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 469-

  Wright, P S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTURE; ECONOMICS; EDENTULOUSNESS; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MANDIBLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33646836291     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4813489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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