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Maxillofacial rehabilitation of nasal bridge and frontal bone defect resulting from squamous cell carcinoma
Anupam Purwar1, Rajeev Gulati2, Amit Singh1, Shally Khanna3
1 Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, AL-4, Sector-7, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Orthodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, AL-4, Sector-7, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, AL-4, Sector-7, GIDA, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Anupam Purwar
Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Gorakhpur - 273 209, Uttar Pradesh
India
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Facial defects result from tumor, congenital anomaly and external injury not only leads to serious impairment of function and aesthetics, but also makes the patient psychologically disabled. Prosthetic rehabilitation attempts to restore these facial disfigurements may improve aesthetic, level of function, quality of life. This clinical report describes to rehabilitate a patient who has undergone removal of nasal bridge and focal area of frontal bone due to infiltration of carcinoma with the aid of maxillofacial silicone prosthesis. In present case, nasal bridge and frontal bone prosthesis was made combined in single epithesis to achieve retention with the help glass spectacles and anatomical undercuts of surgically excised area. |
