title: Practical guidelines for fabricating mandibular guide flange prostheses: A new technique for measuring the flange angulation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  When a mandibulectomy causes discontinuity, the patient will need a rehabilitative prosthesis to achieve a proper occlusal relationship.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article describes step-by-step guidelines for measuring the patient-specific mandibular guide flange angulation. In the presented technique, the flange angulation is determined by dividing the horizontal overlap of the maxillary posterior teeth plus the maxillary buccal clasp thickness by the vertical distance of the mandibular continuous clasp up to the maxillary buccal clasp.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mandibular guiding flange prosthesis must achieve an angulation that is appropriate for the particular circumstances of each patient to minimize the complications with mandibular deviation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The introduced method for measuring the patient-specific mandibular guide flange angulation can help prosthodontists to prepare the mandibular guiding flange prosthesis with higher accuracy and predictability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Dental Implant Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Geramipanah
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontist, Private practice, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Saman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fallahi Sichani
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Dental Implant Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mirmohammadrezaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran s-ghodsi@sina.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Safoura
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghodsi
mesh_terms: D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011474:Prosthesis Design
keywords: Prosthetic design; fabrication techniques; guide flange prosthesis; hemimandibulectomy; rehabilitation