Abstract
The direct effects of cancer and the therapeutic sequelae have a profound impact on the patients' quality of life. The resultant loss of maxillary substance is accompanied by serious functional, aesthetic, psychological and social problems. The maxillofacial obturating prosthesis remains as a therapeutic tool that improves aesthetics and restores the various functions of chewing, swallowing and phonation.
A tight collaboration between the maxillo-facial surgeon and the dentist is essential to obtain an optimal prosthesis both functionally and aesthetically, thus allowing a socio-professional reintegration of the patient.
Publisher
Mediterranean BioMedical Journals
Reference20 articles.
1. Desjardins RP. Obturator prosthesis design for acquired maxillary defects. J Prosthet Dent. 1978 Apr; 39(4): 424-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3913(78)80161-9
2. Yoshida H, Furuya Y, Shimodaira K, Kanazawa T, Kataoka R, Takahashi K. Spectral characteristics of hypernasatity in maxillectomy patients. J Oral Rehabil. 2000 Aug;27(8):723-30. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2842.2000.00537.x
3. Sykes LM, Wolfaardt JF, Sukha A. Prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with total avulsion of the maxilla (a clinical report). J Prosthet Dent. 2002 Oct;88(4):362-6. https://doi.org/10.1067/mpr.2002.128125
4. Jegoux F, Le Breton A, Henry JS. Chirurgie des cancers de la cavité buccale: exérèse et réparation. EMC (Elsevier Masson SAS, Paris), Techniques chirurgicales - Tête et cou. 2015 ; 10(1):1- 25.
5. Cardelli P, Bigelli E, Vertucci V, Balestra F, Montani M, DE Carli S, et al. Palatal Obturators in patients after maxillectomy- A case report. Oral Implantol (Rome). 2015 Apr 13;7(3):86-92. [Accessed 2021 Dec 13]. Available from : https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/53866189.pdf