Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 40-44 , January 2002

Prosthetic complications in an implant-retained mandibular overdenture population: Initial analysis of a prospective study

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☆ This research was funded by a grant from Astra Tech AB, Molndal, Sweden.

☆☆ aAssistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

★ bAssociate Professor and Chair, Department of Prosthodontics.

★★ cAssociate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics.

♢ dDirector, Clinical Research, Astra Tech AB, Molndal, Sweden.

♢♢ eClinical Director, Astra Tech Inc, Lexington, Mass.

♦ Reprint requests to: Dr Nancy R. Chaffee, Department of Prosthodontics, 404 Brauer Hall, CB 7450, UNC School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, Fax: (919)966-3821, E-mail: nchaffee@earthlink.net

PII: S0022-3913(02)37798-9

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2002.121486

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 40-44 , January 2002

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