title: "Skip the gum work and start the bridges".
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003829:Denture, Partial; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D016312:Treatment Refusal