title: Prosthodontic management of a patient with neurological disorders after resection of an acoustic neurinoma: a clinical report.
abstract: This clinical report describes the treatment of an edentulous patient who had undergone resection of an acoustic neurinoma and subsequently developed neurological problems. A replacement maxillary denture combined with a mandibular denture placed in the neutral zone was selected as the treatment of choice. A simple procedure for recording the neutral zone is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. hkarkaz@dent.uoa.gr
authors.forename: Hercules C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Karkazis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000209:etiology; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003779:Denture Design; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014016:Tissue Conditioning, Dental
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials