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Prosthetic Rehabilitation of an Orbital and Facial Defect: A Clinical Report
Author(s) -
Padmanabhan T. V.,
Mohamed Kasim,
Parameswari Devi,
Nitin Sumathi K.
Publication year - 2012
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.2011.00817.x
Subject(s) - prosthodontist , rehabilitation , medicine , facial deformity , deformity , ocular prosthesis , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , orthodontics , prosthesis , physical therapy , surgery , carcinoma
For patients undergoing radical head and neck surgery, the deformity or physical defect adds to the agony. Rehabilitation of patients with such deformities is a challenge for the maxillofacial prosthodontist to enhance the esthetics and give psychological strength to the patient. This clinical report describes the rehabilitation, using a silicone prosthesis, of a large facial and orbital defect due to mucoepidermoid carcinoma.