Complications of mandibular molar replacement with a single implant: A case report

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 238-242

  Petropoulos, Vicki C ^a,b   Wolfinger, Glenn J ^b,c   Balshi, Thomas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Prosthodontics Intermedica   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental implants, single tooth; Dental prosthesis, implant supported; Dental restoration failure; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; REOPERATION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; REOPERATION;

EID: 4043071885     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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