Accurate transfer of peri-implant soft tissue emergence profile from the provisional crown to the final prosthesis using an emergence profile cast

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 306-314

  Elian, Nicolas ^a   Tabourian, Gerard ^a   Jalbout, Ziad N ^a,b   Classi, Anthony ^a   Cho, Sang Choon ^a   Froum, Stuart ^a   Tarnow, Dennis P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 36249023231     PISSN: 14964155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2007.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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