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Lokendra Gupta1, In Aparna1, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan1
1Lokendra Gupta, IN Aparna, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan, Puneeth Hegde, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 576104, India.
Abstract:
Cranial defects often occur due to trauma. The treatment of such defects is a challenge to the skill and knowledge of the practitioner. This article presents one such case, where a 15-year-old boy had suffered extensive loss of the right cranium following a road traffic accident. The patient required rehabilitation of the right fronto-temporal cranial anatomy and was managed using a custom made heat polymerized acrylic alloplastic implant.
