Prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient after partial rhinectomy: a clinical report.
Carcinoma of the nasal vestibule often requires radical surgical excision, which results in total or partial loss of the nose followed by radiation therapy. A noninvasive, cost-effective technique for rehabilitation of a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule following partial rhinectomy and radiation therapy using heat-polymerizing clear acrylic resin is presented.
Rodrigues
Shobha
S
Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Science, Mangalore 575 001, India. vidsks@rediffmail.com
Shenoy
Vidya Kamalaksh
VK
Shenoy
Kamalaksh
K
D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods; D014885:Waxes / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D014885:Waxes