Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 91, Issue 3 , Pages 234-240 , March 2004

The influence of implant location and length on stress distribution for three-unit implant-supported posterior cantilever fixed partial dentures

  • Sawako Yokoyama, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Post-graduate student, Implantology, Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr Sawako Yokoyama 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo Tokyo 113-8549 JAPAN Fax: 81-3-5803-5842
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  • Noriyuki Wakabayashi, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Removable Prosthodontics, Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation Japan
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  • Makoto Shiota, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Implantology, Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation Japan
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  • Takashi Ohyama, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chair, Removable Prosthodontics, Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation Japan

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☆ Presented at the 81st General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, Göteborg, Sweden, June 2003.Supported by Grants in Aid for Scientific Research, 12771170 (N.W.) and 14571840 (N.W.), from The Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan.

PII: S0022-3913(03)00861-8

doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2003.12.017

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 91, Issue 3 , Pages 234-240 , March 2004

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