Scanning electron microscopy observations of failures of implant overdenture bars: A case series report

Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-38

  Waddell, J Neil ^a   Payne, Alan G T ^a   Swain, Michael V ^a   Kieser, Jules A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bar; Corrosion; Creep; Failure; Fatigue; Overdenture; Overload

Indexed keywords

GOLD ALLOY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CORROSION; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORROSION; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL CASTING TECHNIQUE; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL RESTORATION WEAR; DENTAL SOLDERING; DENTURE DESIGN; DENTURE REPAIR; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; DENTURE, COMPLETE, UPPER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; ELASTIC MODULUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOLD ALLOYS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 76549100955     PISSN: 15230899     EISSN: 17088208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2008.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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