Aesthetic rehabilitation of a patient with an anterior maxillectomy defect,using an innovative single-step,single unit,plastic-based hollow obturator  

作　　者：Vishwas Bhatia Garima Bhatia 

机构地区：[1]Department of Prosthodontics,King Khalid University,Abha 61412,Saudi Arabia [2]Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,PDM Dental College and Hospital,Bahadurgarh,Haryana 124507,India

出　　处：《Plastic and Aesthetic Research》2015年第1期140-143,共4页整形与美容研究（英文版）

摘　　要：What could be better than improving the comfort and quality of life of a patient with a life-threatening disease?Maxillectomy,the partial or total removal of the maxilla in patients suffering from benign or malignant neoplasms,creates a challenging defect for the maxillofacial prosthodontist when attempting to provide an effective obturator.Although previous methods have been described for rehabilitation of such patients,our goal should be to devise one stage techniques that will allow the patient an improved quality of life as soon as possible.The present report describes the aesthetic rehabilitation of a maxillectomy patient by use of a hollow obturator.The obturator is fabricated through a processing technique which is a variation of other well-known techniques,consisting of the use of a single-step flasking procedure to fabricate a single-unit hollow obturator using the lost salt technique.As our aim is to aesthetically and functionally rehabilitate the patient as soon as possible,the present method of restoring the maxillectomy defect is cost-effective,time-saving and beneficial for the patient.

关 键 词：Aesthetics MAXILLECTOMY palatal obturator plastic-based squamous cell carcinoma 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]