A prospective clinical trial of single Astra Tech 4.0 or 5.0 diameter implants used to support two-unit cantilever bridges: Results after 3 years

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-40

  Palmer, Richard M ^a   Howe, Leslie C ^a   Palmer, Paul J ^a   Wilson, Ron ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astra Tech; Cantilever; Dental implants; Fixed dental prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84155172524     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2011.02160.x     Document Type: Article

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