Cantilevers extending from unilateral implant-supported fixed prostheses A review of the literature and presentation of practical guidelines

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1221-1230

  Greenstein, Gary ^a   Cavallaro Jr , John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dental cantilever; Dental implant; Fixed partial prosthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958601109     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0049     Document Type: Review

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