MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHETICS
Online ISSN : 2435-0389
Print ISSN : 0389-4045
Volume 33, Issue 2
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  • Takayoshi NOMURA, Koji KAWAGUCHI, Masaro MATSUURA, Kanichi SETO, Susum ...
    2010 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 52-58
    Published: 2010
    Released on J-STAGE: June 03, 2023
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Purpose: Restoration of defects in the maxillofacial region with a facial prosthesis provides esthetic recovery and protection of wounds. A silicone rubber facial prosthesis is good for esthetic recovery, however, the retention between the prosthesis and skin remains unresolved. This article presents a new method of fabricating a lightweight facial prosthesis and a method of retention to skin by adhesive tape.
    Fabrication method: An acrylic-resin defect frame and a facial plate were made from a defect model, and both were bonded with self-curing resin to complete a facial prosthesis shell. The defect-side facial image was reproduced by computer from a photograph of the patient, printed on thermal-transfer paper with adhesive and transferred onto a polyester cloth using an iron. The facial prosthesis was completed by bonding the facial prosthesis shell and polyester cloth with image by adhesive. This lightweight facial prosthesis was strongly bonded to the patient’s skin with adhesive tape. The three cases were a 65-year-old female with left-mid-face defect including orbit, a 72-year-old male who had undergone a right extended maxillectomy with free skin graft, and a 60-year-old male who had undergone a right extended maxillectomy with orbital evisceration. The new facial prostheses which were applied to the three patients weighed 8.1 g, 3.8 g, and 3.2 g respectively.
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  • Masaaki YAMAMOTO, Naoko SHIROSHITA, Joe SAKAGAMI, Kazuhiro HORI, Tetsu ...
    2010 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 59-62
    Published: 2010
    Released on J-STAGE: June 03, 2023
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Although implant-supported facial prostheses can achieve good outcomes for esthetic and functional rehabilitation of oral cancer patients, there are many limitations in the application of facial implants such as irradiated bone or cost. We must therefore consider an alternative method for retaining facial prostheses. In this study, the possibility of using a self-adhesive sheet of segmented polyurethane gel (GELRODE, Takiron Co., Ltd., Japan) as an adhesive material for facial prostheses was investigated. The adhesive force of GELRODE to the silicone material (non coated, primer coated and bond coated) and the skin of the forearm was measured. The adhesive force of GELRODE to the bond-coated silicone was higher than that to skin, suggesting that GELRODE is useful for adhesion of facial prostheses.
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