Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 32-33 , March 2009

The Failure Rate of Single Tooth Implants Replacing Failed Implants May be Greater than the Failure Rate of Implants Placed in Sites Previously not Treated with Implants

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PII: S1532-3382(08)00216-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2008.12.004

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 32-33 , March 2009

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