Denture stabilization with peralveolar tubing.
Mock dentures were stabilized in six monkeys by means of polyethylene tubings passed through surgically created buccolingual peralveolar channels. Macroscopic, radiographic, and microscopic examinations demonstrated that the dentures were stabilized and the tubings well tolerated throughout the 120-day study period.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000543:Alveoloplasty; D000818:Animals; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008334:Mandible; D008722:Methods; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011859:Radiography
D011095:Polyethylenes