Abstract:
A 55-year-old retired patient was diagnosed with a maxillary defect on the right side of maxilla after tumour resection. The patient was unable to eat or drink due to limited mouth opening and lack of retention of maxillary obturators. A two-part hollow obturator was fabricated in one piece to make an impression in the patient's mouth. If any step in the process is ignored results are unacceptable for the patient and clinician as well. This treatment was aimed towards providing solutions to the problems faced by the patient that was nasal regurgitation, hoarseness of voice, inability to insert and remove the prostheses, aesthetics, and function. All these problems were partly solved initially. Reconstructive surgery was suggested to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. And lip prostheses will be incorporated in the future to address the problem of aesthetics.
Key words: Maxillary Obturator, Prosthesis, Prosthodontics, Maxillary reconstructive surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery
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