title: Multiple-abutment fixed partial dentures in maxillofacial prosthetics.
abstract: Ten patients were presented to illustrate multiple-abutment fixed partial dentures used in combination with auxiliary prosthetic attachments of a fixed or removable design to solve diverse problems encountered in the rehabilitation of congenital and acquired orofacial defects. While such fixed prostheses have high initial costs, their effectiveness and long-term cost-benefits suggest that, where appropriate, they represent optimum therapy that will prove most economical over the long term.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D010614:Pharynx; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013070:Speech Therapy