Immediate loading of implants with 3-unit fixed partial dentures: A 12-month clinical study

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 914-918

  Cornelini, Roberto ^a,b   Cangini, Filippo ^b,c   Covani, Ugo ^c   Barone, Antonio ^a   Buser, Daniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b State University of New York ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immediate loading; Partial edentulism; Radiologic examinations; Success rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846281954     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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