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[Dental feats 1. An implant-supported orbital prosthesis after ablative tumor surgery]
M S Cune1, L B Bogie, R J van Es
1Vakgroep Mondziekten, Kaakchirurgie en Bijzondere Tandheelkunde van het Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht. m.s.cune@med.ruu.nl
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Tandheelkunde
|August 2, 2003
Abstract:
Extraoral implants are used with increasing frequency, in order to provide retention for facial prostheses. Facial prostheses can replace lost extraoral hard and soft tissues using acrylic or silicone materials. The surgeon, maxillofacial prosthodontist and dental technician are facing particular treatment considerations and practical problems. Some of these are demonstrated and discussed in this article by means of a case-report. A patient received an orbital prosthesis which obtains its retention from implants, placed in the lateral orbital rim.