Machined and plastic copings in three-element prostheses with different types of implantabutment joints: a strain gauge comparative analysis

OBJECTIVE: Using strain gauge (SG) analysis, the aim of this in vitro study was quantify the strain development during the fixation of three-unit screw implant-supported fixed partial dentures, varying the types of implant-abutment joints and the type of prosthetic coping. The hypotheses were that t...

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Main Authors: Renato Sussumu Nishioka, Lea Nogueira Braulino de Melo Nishioka, Celina Wanderley Abreu, Luis Gustavo Oliveira de Vasconcellos, Ivan Balducci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572010000300005