Implant-Abutment Contact Surfaces and Microgap Measurements of Different Implant Connections Under 3-Dimensional X-Ray Microtomography,Antonio Scarano, DDS, MD, MS,* Luca Valbonetti, DVM,† Marco Degidi, MD, DDS,‡ Raffaella Pecci, ME, PhD,§ Adriano Piattelli, MD, DDS,¶ P. S. de Oliveira, DDS,k and Vittoria Perrotti, DDS, PhD#
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