A review of the shortened dental arch concept focusing on the work by the Käyser/Nijmegen group

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 850-862

  Kanno, T ^a,b   Carlsson, G E ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mastication; Molar teeth; Removable partial denture; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; REVIEW; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOOTH ARCH; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BICUSPID; DENTAL ARCH; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MASTICATION; MOLAR; PERIODONTIUM; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TOOTH MIGRATION;

EID: 33749324177     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2006.01625.x     Document Type: Review

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