Definition: A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the mandible missing or defective as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery.
to replace missing part of mandible: do not use for prosthetic replacement of teeth in mandible (
See AlsoMandibular Prosthesis Implantation
Other names Prosthesis, Mandibular; Prostheses, Mandibular; Mandibular Prostheses