title: Failing four-unit maxillary fixed partial denture: part 1.
abstract: In this two-part treatment planning series, the case of a 54-year-old woman with a failing four-unit fixed partial denture (FPD) is presented. In Part 1, pretreatment strategies, e.g., use of intra- and extraoral photographs, analysis of periapical radiographs, and examination of occlusal and periodontal status, are discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of three treatment options--removable partial denture, tooth-supported FPD, and implant-supported FPD-are presented. In Part 2, to be published in the next issue, the treatment selected will be revealed and the rationale governing the decision will be discussed.
authors: Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. francesca.vailati@medicine.unige.ch
authors: Francesca
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authors: Vailati
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D023861:Photography, Dental; D016300:Radiography, Bitewing
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants