title: The use of screws for maxillary denture fixation.
abstract: Stabilization of dentures or prostheses to the maxilla is necessary and desirable for trauma and maxillectomy patients. The use of screws from standard compression plating sets provides an inexpensive, simple, and well-tolerated means of achieving reliable fixation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schaitkin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hessan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strauss
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D003781:Denture Retention; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods