Within-subject comparison of two rigid bar designs connecting two interforaminal implants: Patients' satisfaction and prosthetic results

Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-237

  Mericske Stern, Regina ^a   Probst, Dieter ^b   Fahrländer, Fritz ^b   Schellenberg, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bar retention; Implants; Mandibular overdentures; Patient's satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

AGED; BITE FORCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE, OVERLAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68949120856     PISSN: 15230899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2008.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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