International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 585-592 , June 2010

Comparison of zirconia and titanium implants after a short healing period. A pilot study in minipigs

  • B. Stadlinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology Dresden, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Bernd Stadlinger, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany. Tel.: +49 351 458 3382; fax: +49 351 458 5348.
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  • M. Hennig

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology Dresden, Germany
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  • U. Eckelt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology Dresden, Germany
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  • E. Kuhlisch

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology Dresden, Germany
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  • R. Mai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology Dresden, Germany

,Accepted 20 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.01.015

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 585-592 , June 2010

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