Precision of fit of implant-supported screw-retained 10-unit computer-aided-designed and computer-aided-manufactured frameworks made from zirconium dioxide and titanium: An in vitro study

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-174

  Katsoulis, Joannis ^a,b   Mericske Stern, Regina ^a   Rotkina, Lolita ^c,d   Zbären, Christoph ^b   Enkling, Norbert ^a   Blatz, Markus B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing; Fixed partial denture; Framework misfit; Implant framework fit; Implant supported; Passive fit; Zirconium dioxide

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEVICES; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE SCREWS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; LASERS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84892373714     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/clr.12039     Document Type: Article

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