title: Phased-in comprehensive care: a concept and case report.
abstract: A complicated case often requires a multidisciplinary approach. But such an approach makes it difficult for the practitioner to offer the patient a definitive treatment plan. This article outlines the concept of a phased-in comprehensive treatment plan and reports on a case in which such a plan was used successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arvay
mesh_terms: D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care / Q000379:methods*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome