Evaluation of gold-machined UCLA-type abutments and CAD/CAM titanium abutments with hexagonal external connection and with internal connection

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-252

  Vigolo, Paolo ^a,b   Fonzi, Fulvio ^b   Majzoub, Zeina ^b   Cordioli, Giampiero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b School of Dentistry ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

CAD CAM titanium abutments; Gold machined UCLA type abutments; Hexagonal external connection; Internal connection; Single implant cemented restorations

Indexed keywords

GOLD ALLOY; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DENTURE; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROSTHESIS; ROTATION; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; DENTAL POLISHING; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; GOLD ALLOYS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; ROTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM;

EID: 43149125190     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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