An observational cohort study on shortened dental arches-clinical course during a period of 27-35 years

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 859-866

  Gerritsen, Anneloes E ^a   Witter, Dick J ^a   Bronkhorst, Ewald M ^a   Creugers, Nico H J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical course; Cohort study; Complete dental arches; Removable denture prosthesis; Shortened dental arches; Tooth loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884211480     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-012-0765-6     Document Type: Article

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