Critical bending moment of four implant-abutment interface designs

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 744-751

  Lee, Frank K ^a   Tan, Keson B ^a   Nicholls, Jack I ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abutment screw; Bending moment; Dental implant; Implant abutment screw joint; Strain gauge; Tightening torque

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TORQUE;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; DENTAL MARGINAL ADAPTATION; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TORQUE;

EID: 78049434132     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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