Quality of dental implants

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 409-443

  Jokstad, Asbjørn ^a   Braegger, Urs ^a   Brunski, John B ^a   Carr, Alan B ^a   Naert, Ignace ^a   Wennerberg, Ann ^a  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

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