title: Prosthetic rehabilitation of severe Siebert's Class III defect with modified Andrews bridge system.
abstract: Prosthetic dentistry involves the replacement of missing and contiguous tissues with artificial substitutes to restore and maintain the oral functions, appearance, and health of the patient. The treatment of edentulous areas with ridge defects poses a challenging task for the dentist. Management of such cases involves a wide range of treatment options comprising mainly of surgical interventions and non surgical techniques such as use of removable, fixed or fixed- removable partial dentures. But each treatment plan undertaken should be customized according to patient needs. A variety of factors such as quality and quantity of existing contiguous hard and soft tissues, systemic condition and economic status of the patient play an important role in treatment planning, clinical outcome and prognosis. This case report presents the restoration of a Seibert's Class III ridge defect by an economical modification of Andrews Bridge in a 32 Year old patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, PGIDS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Manu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rathee
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, PGIDS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sikka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Eklavya Dental College, Kotputli, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Sahil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Daswani Dental College, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Ashutosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaushik
keywords: Andrews bridge; Siebert's Class III ridge defect; fixed-removable partial dentures; modified Andrews bridge; prosthetic dentistry
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