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Loss of variable amount of soft and hard tissueis often an inevitable consequence of missing teeth.Prosthetic rehabilitation of large anterior alveolar ridge defects is often a challenge to the clinician.1 Such defects require not just the replacement of teeth, but also closure of defective area so as to achieve proper speech and aesthetics. Fixed...
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... prepared and polished metal frame over the canines, attached to a ribbed metal bar, was tried in the patient's mouth to ensure proper fit and clearance between the bar attachment and the underlying soft tissue (Figure 18, 19).Metal copings were then veneered with ceramic and the whole restoration was finished and polished. The missing teeth were arranged on the wax occlusal rim and aesthetics was evaluated in patient ( Figure 20). The removable part of Andrew's bridge was then made of heat cure polymethyl methacrylate resin. ...
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... clip and metal housing were placed on to the cast bar and acrylic resin was packed ( Figure 21).The fixed component of the Andrews system was cemented to the prepared teeth. After 1 hour, the removable component was inserted and occlusal adjustment was performed ( Figure 22). The patient was instructed about the maintenance of the prosthesis and was trained to insert and remove the removable part of Andrews bridge. ...
