title: Hydroxyapatite-coated implants in maxillofacial prosthetics.
abstract: The use of implants provides a secure, comfortable, and emotionally satisfactory attachment of the patient to the prosthesis. It is anticipated that patients who are willing to undergo placement of implants would have a greater commitment to continued use of their prostheses. Clearly, there is a greater affinity between a patient and his or her prosthesis when the attachment is an intimate one. The use of implants, then, could reverse functional deficiencies and raise the quality of the patient's post-disease life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry-Medical Center, New Orleans.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hawker
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Finger
mesh_terms: D003779:Denture Design; D003778:Dentures; D017886:Durapatite; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design
chemical_list: D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D017886:Durapatite