Prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with advanced nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Attention to detail at all stages of treatment can ensure a successful prosthetic rehabilitation. This detail must be considered a priority at presurgery, surgery, and at every stage in fabricating the prosthesis. Teamwork between the surgeon and maxillofacial prosthodontist will ensure an optimal surgical preparation and definitive prosthesis. Evidence of interaction among team members most certainly can be encouraging to the patient. It is important that during the prosthetic phase of treatment, attention be made in terms of tissue assessment, impression making, sculpting, mold fabrication, familiarity with materials, appreciation of color, delivery of instructions, and patient education, which will ensure a satisfactory outcome. With the desire, determination, and encouragement from the restorative team to make the most of this artificial replacement, a patient can have a higher quality of life and a more normalized lifestyle.
Lemon
J C
JC
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
Chambers
M S
MS
Martin
J W
JW
D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004954:Esthetics; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation