Prosthodontic considerations in complicated restorative and esthetic dental problems.

An axiom of prosthetic dentistry has always been that the restoration of esthetics, speech and function requires the successful arrangement of teeth in space. The road to this success often requires the restorative dentist be a visionary who can coordinate multidisciplined planning in the presence of such obstacles as deficient alveolar bone and gingival tissues, poor occlusal plane, and jaw malrelations. Dr. Cook would like to thank the many Albuquerque generalists and specialists whose experienced hands contributed to the successful treatment of these patients.