Platform switching
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platform-switching-309-10944551
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Platform switching
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In dentistry, platform switching is a method used to preserve alveolar bone levels around dental implants. The concept refers to placing screwed or friction fit restorative abutments of narrower diameter on implants of wider diameter, rather than placing abutments of similar diameters, referred to as platform matching. Discovered by accident in the late 1980s, the benefits of platform switching have become the focus of implant-related research with increasing frequency. Numerous peer-reviewed ar
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_switching
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2019-03-26T01:23:41Z
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