Influence of suture tension to the tearing characteristics of the soft tissues: An in vitro experiment

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 314-319

  Burkhardt, Rino ^a   Preiss, Axel ^a   Joss, Andreas ^a   Lang, Niklaus P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flap tension; Oral mucosa; Periodontal surgery; Suture materials; Tissue trauma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEEDLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SUTURE; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ANIMALS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEEDLES; PILOT PROJECTS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURES; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 38849118426     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2007.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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