PROSTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF HEMI MAXILLECTOMY DEFECT WITH HOLLOW BULB OBTURATOR– A CASE REPORT

Mahinder Dubasi; Sujesh Macha; Ravikumar Chitturi; Chalapathi Rao Duggineni

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

PROSTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF HEMI MAXILLECTOMY DEFECT WITH HOLLOW BULB OBTURATOR– A CASE REPORT

Mahinder Dubasi, Sujesh Macha, Ravikumar Chitturi, Chalapathi Rao Duggineni

Abstract :

Maxillofacial defects may be a result of congenital malformations, trauma or surgical resection of tumors. The primary objective of rehabilitating these defects is to eliminate the disease and to improve the quality of life for these individuals.The prosthodontic rehabilitation of patients with acquired defects of the maxilla after surgical resection is the complete responsibility of a maxillofacial prosthodontist. He has to recreate an artificial barrier between the cavities and thus restore the functional capabilities of speech, mastication and swallowing. This clinical report describes the rehabilitation of a patient with acquired maxillary defect using heat polymerizing acrylic resin hollow bulb obturator.