title: Maxillary rehabilitation using fixed and removable partial dentures with attachments: a clinical report.
abstract: Despite requiring dental crown preparation and possible root canal treatment, besides the difficulty of clinical and laboratory repairs, and financial burden, the association between fixed (FPD) and removable partial dentures (RPD) by means of attachments is an important alternative for oral rehabilitation, particularly when the use of dental implants and FPDs is limited or not indicated. Among the advantages of attachment-retained RPDs are the improvements in esthetics and biomechanics, as well as correction of the buccal arrangement of anterior teeth in Kennedy Class III partially edentulous arches. This article describes the treatment sequence and technique for the use of attachments in therapy combining FPD/RPD.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Maurício
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: dos Santos Nunes Reis
authors.forename: Luciano Elias
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: da Cruz Perez
authors.forename: Bruna Fernandes Moreira
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Alfenas
authors.forename: Filipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Abi-Rached
authors.forename: João Neudenir Arioli
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Filho
mesh_terms: D002858:Chromium Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys
keywords: Fixed partial denture; extracoronal precision attachments; removable partial denture