title: Implant-retained digital prostheses with custom-designed attachments: a clinical report.
abstract: A patient with traumatic amputation of 4 digits was rehabilitated with implant-supported digital prostheses. Implants were placed in the residual bone structure of the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers. After osseointegration was complete, custom-designed retentive attachments and silicone digital prostheses were fabricated to restore the natural appearance of the hand, and some degree of tactile sensation was also achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. caydin@gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Secil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karakoca
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D015921:Dental Implants; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D015921:Dental Implants