Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Huge Midfacial Defect Combined with Partial Mandibulectomy: A Clinical Report
Articles > Article · 2015
Authors: Hamit Serdar ÇÖTERT, Hüseyin Kurtulmuş
Journal of Research and Practice in Dentistry, Refereed Journals of Other Institutions, International, Scopus, 2015, vol 2015, pp 1-11
DOI: 10.5171/2015.651266
Summary
Carcinoma of the facial region often requires radical surgical excision, which results in varying amount of tissue loss of the facial structures.Such defects cause serious functional as well as esthetic complications.This paper describes the maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient having right lateral midfacial defect combined with a mandibular defect on the same side; by using a maxillary resection obturator, widened occlusal table and a facial prosthesis.