Zirconia dental implants: where are we now, and where are we heading?

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 241-258

  Cionca, Norbert ^a   Hashim, Dena ^a   Mombelli, Andrea ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; DENTAL MATERIAL; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL RESTORATION; HUMAN; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TOOTH IMPLANT; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 85006817611     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/prd.12180     Document Type: Review

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