title: A fixed-removable partial denture for cleft-palate patients.
abstract: When treating cleft-palate patients with congenital or acquired defects, the Andrews bridge permits rehabilitation with a fixed-removable partial denture when conventional methods are contraindicated. This system permits the replacement of the lost teeth as well as supportive structures necessary for proper esthetics. It provides access to an oral-nasal fistula when one is present. The successful treatment of three cleft-palate patients with the use of the Andrews bridge was described.
authors.affiliation: Cleft Palate Center, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa 15213, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Immekus
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aramany
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000044:Dental Abutments; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000534:rehabilitation; D055815:Young Adult