Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

FABRICATION OF PALATAL AUGMENTATION PROSTHESIS FOLLOWING PARTIAL GLOSSECTOMY

Dr. Lokanath Garhnayak, Dr. Mirna Garhnayak, Dr. Sunil Agrawal, Dr. Angurbala Dhal, Dr. Ullash Kumar

Abstract :

 The tongue is one of the most frequent sites for cancer, represents almost 26% of all oral cancers and 0.7 % of all carcinomas. Surgical closure or reconstruction following resective surgery can be divided into these general categories: Primary closure, Skin Grafts, Pedicled flaps and Microvascular free flaps.

The post surgical morbidity results in speech deficits. Speech disorders in glossectomised patients can fall into categories of impaired articulation, reduction in intelligibility of speech, altered oral and nasal resonance and impaired voice quality.

The treatment plan varies according to the size and location of the lesion. Prosthodontic management of articulation disorders form a crucial part of post– surgical intervention program. With total glossectomy, the prosthetic approach is initiated with a mandibular prosthesis where as, in partially glossectomised patients, a maxillary prosthesis is constructed with an augmented portion added to the palatal base. Sometimes the palatal–augmentation prosthesis is used as a training device.

 

 

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. LOKANATH GARHNAYAK, Dr. MIRNA GARHNAYAK, Dr. SUNIL AGRAWAL, Dr. ANGURBALA DHAL, Dr. ULLASH KUMAR, FABRICATION OF PALATAL AUGMENTATION PROSTHESIS FOLLOWING PARTIAL GLOSSECTOMY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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