Tilted versus axially placed dental implants: A meta-analysis

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 149-170

  Chrcanovic, Bruno Ramos ^a   Albrektsson, Tomas ^a,b   Wennerberg, Ann ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Axial implant; Dental implants; Implant failure rate; Marginal bone loss; Meta analysis; Tilted implant

Indexed keywords

TOOTH IMPLANT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL RESTORATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; META ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING; SURGERY; TOOTH IMPLANT;

DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PUBLICATION BIAS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84922726682     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2014.09.002     Document Type: Review

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