title: Implant-retained nasal prosthesis for a patient following partial rhinectomy: a clinical report.
abstract: Prosthetic rehabilitation of facial defects has always perplexed maxillofacial prosthodontists. Facial defects lead to functional and cosmetic deficiencies. Early rehabilitation improves patients' quality of life. Osseointegrated rehabilitation of the maxillofacial prosthetic patient presents the potential for overcoming many of the disadvantages associated with conventional retentive methods. This paper presents the clinical report of a patient who had undergone partial rhinectomy due to basal cell carcinoma. Following post-surgical healing, the patient was rehabilitated with a temporary acrylic resin nasal prosthesis retained by eyeglass frame. Later a silicone nasal prosthesis supported by an implant-retained framework was fabricated as a definitive replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad Karnataka, India. drsatyabodh@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Satyabodh S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Guttal
authors.forename: Narendra P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Srinath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Sudhindra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D004954:Esthetics; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012828:Silicones; D014025:Titanium