A preliminary in vivo trial of load transfer in mandibular implant-retained overdentures anchored in 2 different ways: Allowing and counteracting free rotation

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 574-576

  Menicucci, Giulio ^a   Ceruti, Paola ^a   Barabino, Eva ^b   Screti, Antonio ^b   Bignardi, Cristina ^a   Preti, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Polytechnic of Torino ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTURE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUTH MUCOSA; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; ROTATION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

BITE FORCE; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE BASES; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUTH MUCOSA; PILOT PROJECTS; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 33845641306     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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