title: One-piece dowel-crown on single endosseous implants.
abstract: The unitized (one-piece) dowel-crown technique described in this article uses routine clinical and laboratory procedures, minimizes clinical appointments, and provides a simplified prosthetic restoration for a single dental implant.
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontic Residency Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghorbani
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pipko
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006047:Gold Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D011176:Post and Core Technique / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D006047:Gold Alloys