title: Implant-retained cantilever fixed prosthesis: where and when.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Many clinical situations are suitably treated with cantilevered implant-supported cemented fixed restorations.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article details the indications for the restorative dentist to use a cantilever fixed prosthesis after insertion of ITI dental implants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of implants to support cantilevered fixed partial dentures has been successful in selected clinical situations.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, Colo., USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kaiser
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016348:Osseointegration