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Two-piece oral facial prothesis retained with magnets for a complex maxillary facial defect: A clinical report
Kanchan P Dholam1, Gurkaran P Singh2, Neeraja Sathaye3
1Professor and head of department, Dental and Prosthetic Services, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
Abstract:
Total flap failure is a devastating complication in head and neck reconstruction. This clinical report describes the rehabilitation of an extensive maxillectomy defect communicating with the midface by using a 2-piece magnet-retained orofacial prosthesis fabricated in heat-processed acrylic resin. The innovative design and choice of material allowed early rehabilitation of a patient receiving palliative care at a resource-constrained tertiary care oncology center. Prosthetic treatment served to reduce the period of hospitalization and helped the patient to resocialize.
