Resistance to Wear of Four Matrices with Ball Attachments for Implant Overdentures: A Fatigue Study

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 614-619

  Branchi, Roberto ^a   Vangi, Dario ^a   Virga, Antonio ^a   Guertin, Genevieve ^b   Fazi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ball attachment; Dental implants; Fatigue study; Gold; Implant retained overdenture; O ring; Overdenture; Retention; Teflon; Titanium; Wear

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL ALLOY; GOLD ALLOY; POLITEF; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL MARGINAL ADAPTATION; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL RESTORATION WEAR; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DENTURE, OVERLAY; GOLD ALLOYS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 78650164524     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2010.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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