Experimental custom-made zirconia abutments for narrow implants in esthetically demanding regions: A 5-year follow-up

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1239-1242

  Vanlioğlu, Burçin Akoğlu ^a   Özkan, Yaşar ^a   Evren, Buket ^a   Özkan, Yasemin Kulak ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical follow up; Full ceramic crowns; Narrow implants; Zirconia abutment

Indexed keywords

DENTAL PORCELAIN; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL ABUTMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; INCISOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH IMPLANT;

ADULT; CROWNS; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; DENTAL PORCELAIN; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; INCISOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MAXILLA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84879291807     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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