A Case Report of Maxillofacial Prosthesis

Abstract

Patient: A 77-year-old male patient who was undergone hemi-maxillectomy including removal of the zygomatic bone, orbit and eyeball on his right side due to cancer. His chief complaint was to gain the stable orbital prosthesis at the first examination. The fabrication of an upper complete denture, a lower removal partial denture and an orbital prosthesis were planned for functional and esthetic rehabilitation. At first, intra-oral prostheses were fabricated, then, an orbital prosthesis was completed through the facial impression, sculpture, transfer the silicone material and coloration as following the conventional method.
Discussion: It was confirmed that the oral function was improved with the hollow obturator on the upper jaw, while some problems for the orbital prosthesis such as the difficulty in daily handling have remained.
Conclusion: In fabrication of maxillofacial prostheses, every clinical steps should be carefully done depending on rather complicated clinical conditions of individual patient.