Influence of Vertical Soft Tissue Thickness on Crestal Bone Changes Around Implants with Platform Switching: A Comparative Clinical Study

Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1228-1236

  Linkevicius, Tomas ^a,b,c   Puisys, Algirdas ^b,c   Steigmann, Marius ^d   Vindasiute, Egle ^b,c   Linkeviciene, Laura ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b Vilnius Research Group   (Lithuania)

^c Vilnius Implantology Center   (Lithuania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Crestal bone loss; Implant design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ABUTMENT; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SINGLE TOOTH IMPLANT; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; DENTAL IMPLANT-ABUTMENT DESIGN; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS, SINGLE-TOOTH; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84954440605     PISSN: 15230899     EISSN: 17088208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cid.12222     Document Type: Article

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