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Time course of bone metabolism at the residual ridge beneath dentures observed using (18)F-fluoride positron emission computerized-tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)

OBJECTIVE: Excessive pressure due to wearing mal-adapting dentures is well known to cause residual bone resorption beneath the denture. X-rays have been commonly utilized to evaluate the changes in the bone beneath the denture. However, X-ray images merely detect bone density and relatively large ch...

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Autores principales: Suenaga, Hanako, Yokoyama, Masayoshi, Yamaguchi, Keiichiro, Sasaki, Keiichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3524501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22903818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12149-012-0648-6