Abstract
Most dental practitioners as well as their patients prefer to have fixed rather than removable prosthesis. However, there are many clinical situations that prohibit the use of the fixed treatment modality. These clinical cases can vary from, simply not having the proper number of healthy teeth and/or implants to, the esthetically challenging cases of high smile lines and severe loss of alveolar support. The approach of using a traditional removable prosthesis in these situations has always been met with severe compromises. The functionally fixed restoration is a third modality of treatment that can solve many of the problems of the removable restoration and at the same time provide the same comfort and success of the fixed prosthesis. This restoration has a pontic assembly that is removed by the patient for periodontal maintenance. This article presents a case report which describes a technique for treatment of partially edentulous maxilla with severe loss of alveolar support using a fixed removable prosthesis/Andrew’s bridge.
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The authors would like to thank Mr. Anurag Singh (Chairman), Dr. Snehalata Chaudhary (Secretary) and Dr. Praveen Mehrotra (Principal) of the college (SPPGIDMS, Lucknow) for their contribution and support in this case report.
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Chandra, S., Singh, A., Gupta, H. et al. Treatment Using Functionally Fixed Prosthesis: A Case Report. J Indian Prosthodont Soc 14 (Suppl 1), 206–209 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13191-013-0258-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13191-013-0258-6