Magnet-Retained Facial Prosthesis Combined with Maxillary Obturator

Prosthetic rehabilitation of the midfacial defects has always perplexed prosthodontists. These defects lead to functional and esthetic deficiencies. The purpose of this clinical case report was the presentation of the prosthetic rehabilitation of an extraoral-intraoral defect using two-piece prosthe...

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Main Authors: Mahnaz Hatami, Hamid Badrian, Siamak Samanipoor, Marcelo Coelho Goiato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/406410
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Summary:Prosthetic rehabilitation of the midfacial defects has always perplexed prosthodontists. These defects lead to functional and esthetic deficiencies. The purpose of this clinical case report was the presentation of the prosthetic rehabilitation of an extraoral-intraoral defect using two-piece prosthesis magnetically connected. This prosthesis has dramatically improved the patient’s speech, mastication, swallowing, and esthetic.
ISSN:2090-6447
2090-6455