Evaluation of screw loosening on new abutment screws and after successive tightening

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-55

  Barbosa, Gustavo Seabra ^a   da Silva Neto, João Paulo ^b   Simamoto Júnior, Paulo Cezar ^b   das Neves, Flávio Domingues ^b   da Gloria Chiarello de Mattos, Maria ^c   Ribeiro, Ricardo Faria ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abutment; Dental implants; Screws loosening

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955758324     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-64402011000100009     Document Type: Article

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