Soft tissue considerations in implant site development

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-405

  Geurs, Nicolaas C ^a   Vassilopoulos, Philip J ^a   Reddy, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Implant therapy; Prosthesis; Regeneration; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

BONE REGENERATION; DENTAL CARE; EPITHELIUM; GINGIVA; HUMAN; JAW; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; EPITHELIAL ATTACHMENT; EPITHELIUM; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; GINGIVA; HUMANS; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES, PREPROSTHETIC; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77955721189     PISSN: 10423699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2010.04.001     Document Type: Review

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