title: Systematic review of the evidence supporting intra-oral maxillofacial prosthodontic care.
abstract: The literature on maxillofacial prosthodontics may be considered to be dominated by articles describing case reports or case series. Prospective, well-controlled clinical trials are scarce owing to the inherent difficulty of performing such trials in patients suffering from oral cancer. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of the literature relating to intra-oral maxillofacial prosthodontics based on the principles of evidence-based dentistry. A detailed report of the findings is presented and critically assessed and a discussion of the outcome in respect to the various confounding factors is carried out. Finally, suggestions for future research in the field of maxillofacial prosthodontics are made.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Prosthodontics, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: J Fraser
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McCord
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Michelinakis
mesh_terms: D003757:Dental Implantation; D015921:Dental Implants; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D019931:Maxillofacial Prosthesis Implantation; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants