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Immediate Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Rehabilitation After Radical Mid‐Face Tumor Resection
Author(s) -
Cheng Ansgar C.,
Morrison David,
Wee Alvin G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.1997.tb00106.x
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , face (sociological concept) , medicine , resection , orthodontics , dentistry , surgery , physical therapy , sociology , social science
Mid‐facial surgical defects can adversely affect a patient's esthetics and psychological wellbeing. Fabrication of a definitive mid‐facial prosthesis can be a time‐consuming procedure. It is crucial to minimize the time between the tumor resection and initial prosthetic rehabilitation. This article describes a method for rapid fabrication of a transitional facial prosthesis for mid‐facial defects.