title: Dental implant-assisted prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with a bilateral maxillectomy defect secondary to mucormycosis.
abstract: Prosthodontic rehabilitation of patients with bimaxillary resection involving the maxillae, hard and soft palates, and paranasal sinuses presents a significant challenge in restoring speech, deglutition, mastication, and respiration. This clinical report describes the prosthodontic management of a young girl treated for leukemia who required a bilateral maxillectomy secondary to mucormycosis. Distraction osteogenesis, bone grafts, osseointegrated implants, and magnet attachments were used to provide retention, support, and stability of a large definitive obturator.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor 48109-1078, USA. wsoh@umich.edu
authors.forename: Won-suck
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roumanas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003779:Denture Design; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000601:surgery; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants