title: The use of silicon elastomer in maxillofacial rehabilitation as a substitute for or in conjunction with resins.
abstract: Maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation aims to restore anatomic function when serious tissue defects are present, as a result of congenital factors, trauma, or surgery. The aims are both aesthetic and functional, and results are obtained using devices that contain, reconstruct, and fill. This study introduces a technique using methods and materials that are acceptable to the patient in that they satisfy chewing, phonetic, and aesthetic functions, while respecting bone structure and restoring function to the soft tissues without causing trauma to them. Our techniques do not use innovative materials, but ones that are structurally different and that, until now, have not been connected with attachment systems. Acrylic resin, acetylic resin, and silicon are used, each in such a way as to take maximum advantage of each material's characteristics and thus give the best results.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Science of Dentistry and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Novara, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mortellaro
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Garagiola
authors.forename: A Greco
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lucchina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grivetto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Milone
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palmeri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scorsone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sammartino
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012117:Resins, Synthetic / Q000737:chemistry; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D012826:Silicone Elastomers