Microbiological assessment of the implant-abutment interface in different connections: Cross-sectional study after 5 years of functional loading

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 426-434

  Canullo, Luigi ^a   Penarrocha Oltra, David ^b   Soldini, Claudio ^a   Mazzocco, Fabio ^a   Penarrocha, Maria ^b   Covani, Ugo ^c  

^a University of Valencia ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Implant connection; Implant abutment microgap; Microbial leakage

Indexed keywords

TOOTH IMPLANT;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL ABUTMENT; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TOOTH IMPLANT; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANT-ABUTMENT DESIGN; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; FEMALE; GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924254746     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/clr.12383     Document Type: Article

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