Connective tissue attachment to laser-microgrooved abutments: A human histologic case report

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 385-392

  Nevins, Myron ^a   Camelo, Marcelo ^b   Nevins, Marc L ^a   Schupbach, Peter ^c   Kim, David M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute for Advanced Dental Studies   (Brazil)

^c Service and Research Laboratory for Implants Biomaterials and Histology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BONE REGENERATION; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DENTAL ABUTMENT; DENTAL ETCHING; EDENTULOUSNESS; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA; HUMAN; JAW; LASER; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; BIOPSY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL ETCHING; DENTAL IMPLANT-ABUTMENT DESIGN; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; EPITHELIAL ATTACHMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVA; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; LASERS; MAXILLA; OSSEOINTEGRATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84867868142     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: 19453388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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