Prosthetic rehabilitation using an obturator in a fully edentulous patient who had partial maxillectomy
10.14368/jdras.2018.34.4.331
- Author:
Yoo Jin CHUNG
1
;
Jong Jin KIM
;
Jin BAIK
;
Hyun Suk CHA
;
Joo Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Divison of Prosthodontics, Department of Dentistry, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
oral cancer;
maxillectomy;
obturator;
complete edentulous
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Clinical Protocols;
Denture Retention;
Esthetics;
Humans;
Maxillary Sinus;
Mouth Neoplasms;
Prognosis;
Rehabilitation
- From:Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
2018;34(4):331-337
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Prosthetic rehabilitation of an edentulous patient who has a maxillary defect is difficult to achieve for many clinicians. The maxillary defect causes leakage of air during pronunciation and compromises denture stability, support and retention by reducing denture-bearing area and breaking peripheral seal. In these patients, the sizes and shapes of defects are very important factors which attribute to prognosis of maxillary obturators. This case report shows the prosthetic rehabilitation of the patient who had maxillectomy on the right maxillary sinus because of squamous cell carcinoma. The patient had a stepwise treatment protocol which started with pre-operative dental examination and followed by surgical, interim and definitive obturation phase. In this case, an acceptable level of retention could be obtained due to well-defined static defects and the preserved premaxillae and the patient was satisfied with the result of the treatment in the aspect of function and esthetics.
