Assessing the fit of implant fixed prostheses: A critical review

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 506-515

  Abduo, Jaafar ^a   Bennani, Vincent ^a   Waddell, Neil ^a   Lyons, Karl ^a   Swain, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dimensional measurements; Implant framework; Modeling methods; Passive fit; Prosthesis fit

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOUCH;

DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TOUCH;

EID: 77955855691     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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