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Immediate bridgework
Author(s) -
Darveniza M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1981.tb03966.x
Subject(s) - bridge (graph theory) , alveolar ridge , dentistry , orthodontics , deciduous , medicine , anatomy , surgery , biology , botany , implant
A bstract A technique is described for the construction and immediate insertion of a fixed bridge replacing retained lower deciduous incisors, in which the gingival tissues adjacent to the alveolar socket are surgically contoured to immediately create a ridge form suitable for a fixed bridge.