Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 256-260 , March 2003

Fit of implant frameworks: An in vitro comparison between two fabrication techniques

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☆ Supported by the Department of Odontology/Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Umeå University and Umeå Dental Laboratory, Umeå, Sweden.

☆☆ Reprint requests to: Dr Toshiyuki Takahashi, Department of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2, Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, JAPAN, E-mail: totakaha@tdc.ac.jp

★ aAssistant Professor, Department of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics, Tokyo Dental College. Guest researcher, Department of Odontology/Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Umeå University.

★★ bProfessor, Department of Odontology/Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Umeå University.

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doi: 10.1067/mpr.2003.40

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 256-260 , March 2003

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