A rationale method for evaluating unscrewing torque values of prosthetic screws in dental implants
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies that evaluated the torque needed for removing dental implant screws have not considered the manner of transfer of the occlusal loads in clinical settings. Instead, the torque used for removal was applied directly to the screw, and most of them omitted the possibility tha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Oral Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572011000100013 |