Torque removal evaluation of prosthetic screws after tightening and loosening cycles: An in vitro study

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 475-480

  Cardoso, Mayra ^a   Torres, Marcelo Ferreira ^a   Lourenço, Eduardo José Veras ^a   de Moraes Telles, Daniel ^a   Rodrigues, Renata Cristina Silveira ^b   Ribeiro, Ricardo Faria ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

External hex; Implant retained prostheses; Prosthetic screws; Torque

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TORQUE;

BONE SCREWS; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; LINEAR MODELS; MATERIALS TESTING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 84858075685     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2011.02165.x     Document Type: Article

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