Prosthodontic management of an irradiated maxillectomy patient with severe trismus using implant-supported prostheses: a clinical report.
Trismus and limited oral access present a clinical challenge to prosthodontic management. An edentulous patient who developed microstomia after a maxillary tumor resection and radiation therapy is presented. The clinical procedure and the rationale for the treatment approach are discussed. Implanted-supported prostheses were prescribed for this patient.
Cheng
Ansgar C
AC
Graduate Prosthodontics, National University of Singapore, Singapore. drcheng@specialistdentalgroup.com
Koticha
Tapan N
TN
Tee-Khin
Neo
N
Wee
Alvin G
AG
D000368:Aged; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery*; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008865:Microstomia / Q000209:etiology; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; D014313:Trismus / Q000209:etiology*
D015921:Dental Implants