Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 103, Issue 3 , Pages 178-181 , March 2010

Fracture incidence in mandibular overdentures retained by one or two implants

  • Tomoya Gonda, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Oral Rehabilitation, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr Tomoya Gonda, Department of Prosthodontics and Oral Rehabilitation, Osaka University School of Dentistry, 1-8 Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, JAPAN, Fax: +81-6-6879-2957
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  • Yoshinobu Maeda, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Oral Rehabilitation, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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  • Joanne N. Walton, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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  • Michael I. MacEntee, LDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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 The clinical trial from which the data for this study were generated was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant no. 58954), the ITI Foundation (grant no. 222), and Straumann Canada Ltd.

PII: S0022-3913(10)60026-1

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(10)60026-1

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 103, Issue 3 , Pages 178-181 , March 2010

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