Role of flap tension in primary wound closure of mucoperiosteal flaps: A prospective cohort study

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-54

  Burkhardt, R ^a   Lang, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Implant surgery; Mucogingival surgery; Primary wound closure; Wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUTURING METHOD; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 72949089258     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2009.01829.x     Document Type: Article

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