Mandibular two-implant overdentures: Three-year prosthodontic maintenance using the locator attachment system

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 328-331

  Mackie, Andrew ^a,b   Lyons, Karl ^b   Thomson, W Murray ^a   Payne, Alan G T ^a  

^a University of Otago ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTURE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOUTH DISEASE; OVERLAY DENTURE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE RETENTION; DENTURE, OVERLAY; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS;

EID: 84979835711     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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