Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , March 2010

The effects of splinting periodontally compromised removable partial denture abutments on bone stresses: a three-dimensional finite element study

  • Allahyar Geramy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, Tehran University of Medical Science and Dental Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, Tehran University of Medical Science and Dental Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mehdi Adibrad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontics, Dental School, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
    • ,
  • Mahasti Sahabi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

Received 18 October 2009 ,Accepted 21 January 2010.

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PII: S1991-7902(10)60001-3

doi: 10.1016/S1991-7902(10)60001-3

Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , March 2010

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