Clinical recommendations for avoiding and managing surgical complications associated with implant dentistry: A review

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1317-1329

  Greenstein, Gary ^a,c   Cavallaro, John ^a   Romanos, George ^b   Tarnow, Dennis ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental implants; Intraoperative complications; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; EMPHYSEMA; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 49149104531     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.070067     Document Type: Review

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