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Journal of Medical Engineering
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 265412, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/265412
Research Article

Micromotion of Dental Implants: Basic Mechanical Considerations

Werner Winter,1 Daniel Klein,1 and Matthias Karl2

1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstraße 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
2Department of Prosthodontics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glueckstraße 11, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

Received 13 August 2012; Accepted 23 September 2012

Academic Editor: Raju Adhikari

Copyright © 2013 Werner Winter et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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