title: Prosthodontic management of an edentulous patient with an acquired maxillary defect reconstructed with an abdominus free flap: a clinical report.
abstract: Functional rehabilitation of fully edentulous maxillary defects is always regarded as a prosthodontic challenge. Surgical augmentation does not always offer value addition in the functional treatment outcome. This article describes the maxillofacial prosthodontic treatment of an edentulous patient who received an abdominus microvascular free flap surgical augmentation of a large acquired maxillary defect.
authors.affiliation: Specialist Dental Group, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore; Graduate Prosthodontics, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: drcheng@specialistdentalgroup.com.
authors.forename: Ansgar C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Alvin G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: Sapphire
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gan
mesh_terms: D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011476:Prosthodontics; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery