Mandibular single-implant overdentures: A review with surgical and prosthodontic perspectives of a novel approach

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 356-365

  Alsabeeha, Nabeel ^a   Payne, Alan G T ^a   De Silva, Rohana K ^a   Swain, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attachment system; Early loading; Mandibular; Novel design; Overdenture; Platform switch; Single implant; Wide diameter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MANDIBLE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES, PREPROSTHETIC; PROSTHODONTICS;

EID: 62249189597     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2008.01666.x     Document Type: Article

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