Immediate vs. early loading of dental implants: 3-year results of a randomized controlled clinical trial

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 481-489

  Zembic A ^a   Glauser, R ^b   Khraisat, A ^c   Hammerle C H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Private Practice   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bone level; Dental implants; Early; Immediate; Partially edentulous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955508009     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2009.01898.x     Document Type: Article

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