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Chapter-24 Dental Implant Materials

BOOK TITLE: Basic Dental Materials

Author
1. Manappallil John J
ISBN
9788184489217
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11146_24
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
6
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Abstract

Implanting a foreign material directly into the bone in order to replace missing teeth has been a goal sought since ancient times. Though many materials have been tried, currently, the vast majority of implant systems use titanium in some form. A dental implant is a material or device placed in and/or on oral tissues to support an oral prosthesis

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