Angled implant abutments: A practical application of available knowledge

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-158

  Cavallaro Jr , John ^a,b   Greenstein, Gary ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angled abutment; Dental implant; Fixed prosthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952410048     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2011.0057     Document Type: Article

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