Case Reports (Specialist)
A case of post-maxillectomy prosthodontic rehabilitation with spontaneous closure of perforation
2019 Volume 11 Issue 2 Pages 147-150
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2019 Volume 11 Issue 2 Pages 147-150
Patient: A 70-year-old woman was referred by the Oral Surgery Department to the Clinic for Maxillofacial Prosthetics to fabricate a surgical obturator. After tumor resection, an immediate surgical obturator was inserted and adjusted. Four months later, an interim obturator was inserted. As the soft tissue changed the obturator was adjusted frequently. A definitive obturator was inserted one year later. The perforation was closed, and she is in good condition using the obturator more than five years later.
Discussion: She could speak well with the surgical obturator. The interim obturator remained fitted regardless of the changes in soft tissue on the defect site. Collaboration with the surgeon enabled early rehabilitation of the patient. Regular checks and frequent adjustment of the obturator enabled it to keep up with the changes in soft tissue.
Conclusion: A maxillectomy patient was rehabilitated from an early stage using three obturators and satisfactory progress was made despite the changes of soft tissue.
