IP Annals of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2581-4796
Online ISSN: 2581-480X
IP Annals of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry (APRD) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2015 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be publishing the article more...Case Report
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Volume : 7, Issue : 1, Year : 2021
Article Page : 46-49
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.aprd.2021.009
Abstract
God has given beautiful face and smile to human being. It is right of every individual to look good. If an individual lost his/her facial part due to certain cause, it has to be restored immediately. Patient will face severe mental trauma and functional disability after maxillofacial structure loss. Post-surgical maxillary defects pre-dispose the patient to hypernasal speech, fluid leakage into the nasal cavity, and impaired masticatory function. Such defects need special prosthesis to establish oro-nasal seal and rehabilitate the patient. After maxillectomy, the prosthodontist treats the defect with obturator. The obturator takes the retention from remaining teeth, undercut areas and scar bands around the defect. In this article, a technique for creating an interim maxillary hollow bulb obturator that engages the remaining teeth, undercut areas and scar band around the defect is described.
Keywords: Maxillectomy, Obturator, Oroantral communication, Interim obturator, Pre-maxilla defect.
How to cite : Nazir O , Pandey K K, Tarranum F , Hina M , Farhaan M , Tiwari H , Rehablitation of a maxillectomy patient with hollow bulb obturator: A case report. IP Ann Prosthodont Restor Dent 2021;7(1):46-49
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