Platform switching for marginal bone preservation around dental implants: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1350-1366

  Atieh, Momen A ^a   Ibrahim, Hadeel M ^b   Atieh, Ahmad H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alveolar bone loss; Dental implants; Meta analysis; Review

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78249253317     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2010.100232     Document Type: Review

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