%0 Journal Article
%T Bone Level Measurements Around Platform Switched and Platform Matched Implants: A Comparative Study
%A Ishan Kadam
%A Koyena Mishra
%A Parisha Patil
%A Shrikant Jadhawar
%A Varsharani Madhukar Dhakne
%A Vivek Rana
%J Archive of "Nigerian Journal of Surgery : Official Publication of the Nigerian Surgical Research Society".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/njs.NJS_19_18
%X The overall success of dental implants depends on the crestal bone support around the implants. During the initial years, the bone loss around the implants determines the success rate of treatment. Platform switching (PLS) preserves the crestal bone loss, and this approach must be applied clinically
%K Crestal bone
%K dental implants
%K platform switching
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6452768/