A within-implant comparison to evaluate the concept of platform switching. A randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Oral Implantology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-262

  Vandeweghe, Stefan ^a,b   de Bruyn, Hugo ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone loss; Implant; Platform switching; Southern implants; Wide body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ABUTMENT; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA; HUMAN; JAW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANT; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; DENTAL IMPLANT-ABUTMENT DESIGN; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84871707650     PISSN: 17562406     EISSN: 17562414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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