Increased crown-to-implant ratio may not be a risk factor for dental implant failure under appropriate plaque control.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether increased crown-to-implant (C/I) ratio influences implant stability or not under proper healthy control of peri-implant mucosa. The hypothesis of this study is that implant stability can be maintained despite High C/I, under appropriate plaque...

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Main Authors: Shinsuke Okada, Katsunori Koretake, Yasunari Miyamoto, Hiroshi Oue, Yasumasa Akagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3667837?pdf=render