Periodontal disease, periapical lesions and caries were, in that order, the causes of overdenture abutment loss
Original Article
Ettinger RL, Qian F. Abutment tooth loss in patients with overdentures. J Am Dent Assoc 2004;135(6):739-46; quiz 795-6.
Level of Evidence
2b
Purpose
The goal of this study was to determine what factors were associated with overdenture abutment tooth loss.
Source of Funding
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Type of Study/Design
Cohort study
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PII: S1532-3382(05)00055-2
doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2005.04.010
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