Effect of tightening torque on the marginal adaptation of cement-retained implant-supported fixed dental prostheses

• Main Authors: Jalil Ghanbarzadeh (Author), Hossin Dashti (Author), Reza Karamad (Author), Marzieh Alikhasi (Author), Mohammadreza Nakhaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The final position of the abutment changes with the amount of tightening torque. This could eventually lead to loss of passivity and marginal misfit of prostheses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of three different tightening torques on the marginal adaptation of 3-unit...