Attitudes of general dental practitioners to the maintenance of Locator retained implant overdentures
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Clinical evaluation of mandibular implant overdentures via Locator implant attachment and Locator bar attachment
PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical findings and patient satisfaction on implant overdenture designed with Locator implant attachment or Locator bar attachment in mandibular edentulous patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Implant survival rate, marginal bone loss, probing depth, peri-implant inflammation, bleeding, plaque, calculus, complications, and satisfaction were evalu...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Dental Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-0610,1476-5373
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.50