Present status of titanium removable dentures - A review of the literature

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 706-714

  Ohkubo, C ^a   Hanatani, S ^a   Hosoi, T ^a  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CAD CAM; Frameworks; Literature review; Metallic allergy; Removable dentures; Titanium

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; DENTAL ALLOY; TITANIUM;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTURE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSTRUMENTATION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL CASTING TECHNIQUE; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; TITANIUM;

EID: 49349089798     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2007.01821.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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