Management of an anterior defect with a removable partial denture supported by implants and residual teeth: a case report.
The treatment of a patient with a major defect in the anterior region of the mandible is described. A large part of the anterior dental arch and underlying mandibular bone was involved in the defect. A removable partial denture supported by implants as well as residual teeth was used to restore the defect. Compared with a traditional removable partial denture, which was used by the patient for several years as an interim prosthesis, the application of implants resulted in improved functional comfort and stability.
Battistuzzi
P G
PG
School of Dentistry, University of Nigmegen, The Netherlands.
van Slooten
H
H
Kayser
A F
AF
D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015921:Dental Implants; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D015921:Dental Implants