Abstract

When treating cleft-palate patients with congenital or acquired defects, the Andrews bridge permits rehabilitation with a fixed-removable partial denture when conventional methods are contraindicated. This system permits the replacement of the lost teeth as well as supportive structures necessary for proper esthetics. It provides access to an oral-nasal fistula when one is present. The successful treatment of three cleft-palate patients with the use of the Andrews bridge was described.

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