The effect of clockwise and counterclockwise twisting moments on abutment screw loosening

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1181-1186

  Yao, Kuang Ta ^a,b   Kao, Hung Chan ^a   Cheng, Cheng Kung ^a   Fang, Hsu Wei ^c,d   Yip, Shing Wai ^e   Hsu, Ming Lun ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abutment screw loosening; Dental implant; Internal hexagonal connection; Twisting moment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL ABUTMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL SURGERY; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANT; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TORQUE;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TORQUE;

EID: 84866485762     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2011.02282.x     Document Type: Article

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