Hydroxyapatite-coated implants in maxillofacial prosthetics.
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.
Guerra
L R
LR
Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry-Medical Center, New Orleans.
Hawker
P
P
Finger
I M
IM
D003779:Denture Design; D003778:Dentures; D017886:Durapatite; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design
D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D017886:Durapatite