Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 578-581 , December 2001

Conventional prosthetic rehabilitation after free flap reconstruction of a maxillectomy defect: A clinical report

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☆ aAssociate Professor and Director, Maxillofacial Prosthetics Tertiary Care Center, Department of Prosthodontics.

☆☆ Reprint requests to: Dr Mark A. Pigno, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Prosthodontics—7912, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, Fax: (210)567-6376, E-mail: pigno@uthscsa.edu

PII: S0022-3913(01)85846-7

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2001.119844

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 578-581 , December 2001

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