Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 598-602 , June 2002

Esthetic provisional replacement of a single anterior tooth during the implant healing phase: A clinical report

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 aClinical Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics.

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PII: S0022-3913(02)00019-7

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2002.123231

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 598-602 , June 2002