[Case report of prosthetic treatment for defected jaw with enucleation of the right maxillary sinus tumor].
METHODS
The patient is a 71-year-old woman who had undergone a gingivectomy due to a gingival carcinoma of right maxillary sinus and a denture was made for the defected jaw.


CONCLUSIONS
During three years and six months, |3 serves as the guidance tooth had suffered from various symptoms, from the detachment of the neighboring tooth to the use of an OP anchor followed by a partial fracture of the cuspid root. However, |3 has not been removed in accordance to the patient's request. In addition, a relining provided indirectly to the denture, it is still maintained and used for mastication, pronunciation and swallowing functions without difficulty.


CONCLUSIONS
This is a case that a denture was made for the defected jaw. However, it is important ot take measures in the future, as the remaining tooth is not expected to be preserved for long.
Suzuki
Keisuke
K
Department of Dentistry & Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University. ke-ke_8@momo.so-net.ne.jp
D003679:Deglutition; D003779:Denture Design; D003823:Denture Rebasing; D003778:Dentures; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005890:Gingivectomy; D006801:Humans; D008409:Mastication; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D013060:Speech; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome