Partial denture framework design for bone-grafted mandibles restored with osseointegrated implants.
Unilateral osseous reconstruction of a dentate mandible after tumor ablation may be restored with implants and a removable partial denture. Often the remaining dentition is in a "straight line" that does not allow cross-arch stabilization of the framework. Framework design incorporating existing unilateral lingual or buccal retention in the natural dentition and unilateral implant attachments affords a stable, retentive definitive prosthesis for this patient population.
Jacob
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Department of Dental Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
King
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005360:Fibula; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008409:Mastication; D016348:Osseointegration
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D015921:Dental Implants