title: Esthetic and functional combination of fixed and removable prostheses.
abstract: When creating optimally esthetic contemporary prosthetic restorations, clinicians should balance patient preferences and requests with functional and esthetic demands. Beyond fulfilling the treatment objectives of restoring function and optimizing esthetics, the combination of fixed and removable dental prostheses should also blend seamlessly into the oral environment.  Treatment planning and proper design of the prostheses is of paramount importance, while knowledge of material science and laboratory steps is needed to guarantee successful execution of clinical procedures. This article provides methods and techniques for improvement of the esthetic outcome through the description of clinical and laboratory steps of a clinical case.
authors.affiliation: Center for Implant Dentistry, University of Florida in Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patras
authors.forename: Nikitas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sykaras
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001732:Bite Force; D016302:Centric Relation; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005881:Gingiva; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014716:Vertical Dimension