Development of novel implant abutments using the shape memory alloy nitinol: Preliminary results

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 477-483

  Pautke, Christoph ^a   Kolk, Andreas ^a   Brokate, Martin ^a   Wehrstedt, Jan Christoph ^a   Kneissl, Felix ^b   Miethke, Thomas ^c   Steinhauser, Erwin ^d   Horch, Hans Henning ^a   Deppe, Herbert ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abutment; Dental implants; Microleakage; Nitinol; Peri implantitis; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; AUSTENITE; DENTAL ALLOY; MARTENSITE; NICKEL; NITINOL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; ELASTICITY; MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ALLOYS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; NICKEL; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM;

EID: 70349571895     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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