ANDREWS BRIDGE: REHABILITATION OF ANTERIOR TEETH WITH PREFABRICATED PRECI -HORIX ATTACHMENT
Dr. Pratiksha Premdas Sahare*, Dr. Angadi Gangadhar S., Dr. Deshpande Abhijit S., Dr. Gojiri Shinde Deshmukh and Dr. Shreeya Kulkarni
ABSTRACT
The level of aesthetic requirement in clinical practice has increased over the past decade, and this has made it necessary for dentist to explore this field in order to satisfy the existing demand in this field. There are various causes of tooth loss including caries, periodontitis, trauma, and extraction as a part of surgical excision of tumours. The various treatment option for the anterior rehabilitation are implant, fixed dental prosthesis and the removable dental prosthesis. Andrews bridge is yet another aesthetic option for a fixed removable prosthesis for improved aesthetics and function. This case report shows the fabrication of a fixed-removable partial denture using the Andrews Bridge philosophy where a removable prosthesis is retained by a bar and sleeve attachment to fixed retainers on the either side of the edentulous space. This prosthesis is designed to meet the requirements for aesthetics, comfort, phonetics, hygiene, and favourable stress distribution to the abutments and soft tissue.
Keywords: Andrew’s Bridge, Preci Horix attachment, fixed-removable partial dentures.
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