Connective tissue graft used as a biologic barrier to cover an immediate implant

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1644-1649

  Covani, Ugo ^a   Marconcini, Simone ^a,b   Galassini, Giovanni ^a   Cornelini, Roberto ^a   Santini, Stefano ^a   Barone, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Dental implants; Graft; Osseointegration

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548099999     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2007.060461     Document Type: Article

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