title: Home care maintenance protocol for ear prostheses.
abstract: Hygienic home care maintenance for patients who have received a maxillofacial prosthesis is very important in order to secure a long-term success of a facial rehabilitation. Craniofacial implant therapy requires a specific protocol to care for the peri-implant tissues and material used for the prosthesis. This article presents the maintenance and care protocol for proper follow-up management of a maxillofacial ear prosthesis. Home care methods for the prosthesis hygiene are described, including: the insertion and the disconnection of the ear prosthesis, hygiene of the bar abutments before and after postdefinitive connection to the craniofacial fixtures, washing of the device, professional follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Oral Rehabilitation and Maxillofacial Prosthesis Service, Department of Dental and Stomatological Sciences, 'Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy. lciocca@alma.unibo.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ciocca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gassino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scotti
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008283:Maintenance; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis