title: Replacement of a fixed partial denture secondary to abutment fracture.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The authors present a case that demonstrates the efficient replacement of a fixed prosthesis after a patient's abutment tooth fractured and required extraction. The fractured tooth had a local infection, and the maxillary bone was low-density and limited in height.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors removed the tooth and grafted the site with particulate bone, while concurrently placing two implants in the edentulous region. After four months, they placed one additional implant and secured a fixed provisional prosthesis within one week.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patient wanted to minimize the time that she would have to be without a fixed prosthesis. The authors met her expectations by using an accelerated treatment plan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans 70119, USA. mblock@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Block
authors.forename: Paulino
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castellon
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zavala
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid / Q000293:injuries; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants