Rehabilitation of an edentulous mandible with an implant-supported fixed prosthesis using an all-ceramic framework: A case report

Quintessence International

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 421-426

  Hassel, Alexander J ^a,b   Shahin, Raed ^a   Kreuter, Alexander ^b   Rammelsberg, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Zahntechnik Alexander Kreuter ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

All ceramic framework; CAD CAM; Edentulous mandible; Electroforming; Implant supported prosthesis; Rehabilitation; Zirconium oxide

Indexed keywords

ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEMENTATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; ELECTROLYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

AGED; CEMENTATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DENTAL PORCELAIN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; ELECTROLYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MANDIBLE; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 42349097600     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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