Fixed partial dentures on two implants: raising comfort in irradiated edentulous patients

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 646-648

  Meijer, G J ^a   Mel, P ^a   Koole, R ^a   Cune, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CANCELLOUS BONE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CORTICAL BONE; DENTURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOTHESIS; ILIAC CREST; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MANDIBLE RESECTION; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NECK DISSECTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SALIVATION; SPEECH; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SWALLOWING;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, OVERLAY; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOUTH FLOOR; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 34347218943     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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