Palatal mini-implants to increase retention and stability of implant-retained maxillary overdentures: A case report

Implant Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 402-407

  Machado, Camilo ^a   Chacon, Guillermo ^a   Sánchez, Eliana ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventional implants; Mini implant; Template

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTURE; ELECTRONICS; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, UPPER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; HUMANS; MALE; MINIATURIZATION; ORTHODONTIC ANCHORAGE PROCEDURES; PALATE, HARD;

EID: 58149354508     PISSN: 10566163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ID.0b013e31818c49d0     Document Type: Article

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