Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 119-122 , February 2003

Prosthetic management of a total glossectomy defect after free flap reconstruction in an edentulous patient: A clinical report

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☆ 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) 567-6758, E-mail: pigno@uthscsa.edu

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

★ bMaxillofacial Prosthetics Technician and Manager, Dental School Laboratory Services.

★★ 0022-3913/2003/$30.00 + 0

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doi: 10.1067/mpr.2003.22

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 119-122 , February 2003

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