title: Management of an anterior defect with a removable partial denture supported by implants and residual teeth: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Nigmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Battistuzzi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Slooten
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kayser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015921:Dental Implants; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants