Open AccessExternal Hexagon and Internal Hexagon in Straight and Offset Implant Placement: Strain Gauge Analysis
Author(s) -
Renato Sussumu Nishioka,
Luis Gustavo Oliveira de Vasconcellos,
Lea Nogueira Braulino de Melo Nishioka
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/id.0b013e3181bcc621
Subject(s) - offset (computer science) , materials science , strain gauge , implant , hexagonal crystal system , orthodontics , composite material , computer science , crystallography , surgery , medicine , chemistry , programming language
: The objective of this in vitro study was to quantify the strain development of external hexagon and internal hexagon implant-supported partial prostheses in straight and offset implant placement configurations.