Prognosis of immediately loaded implants and their restorations: A systematic literature review

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 704-717

  Strub, J R ^a   Jurdzik, B A ^a   Tuna, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immediate loading; Implant placement; Oral implant; Prosthetic rehabilitation; Success rate; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

EDENTULOUSNESS; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; TIME; TOOTH IMPLANT; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 84864316859     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2012.02315.x     Document Type: Review

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