Retention force of plastic clips on implant bars: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1377-1384

  Bayer, Stefan ^a   Komor, Nathalie ^b   Kramer, Annina ^b   Albrecht, Dominic ^b   Mericske Stern, Regina ^b   Enkling, Norbert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bar; Clinical retention force; Denture; in vivo testing; PEEK; Plastic retention insert; POM; Retention force change; Retention force measurement

Indexed keywords

KETONE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTURE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERLAY DENTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, OVERLAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870240866     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2011.02312.x     Document Type: Article

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