title: Prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma with continuous orbital-maxillary defect.
abstract: Extensive head and neck surgical procedures severely affect vital functions, physical appearance and lead to huge psychological trauma in the patients. Well-constructed maxillofacial prosthesis will help them lead a normal social life for the remaining precious time. This case report explains the prosthetic rehabilitation of continuous orbital-maxillary surgical defect in a patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma with restricted mouth opening. Maxillofacial prosthesis needs individual modification to a treatment plan according to the defect and existing clinical conditions. In this case, magnetically retained three-piece prosthesis was designed because of high recurrence rate of the adenoid cystic carcinoma, lack of adequate bone for implants and limited mouth opening in the patient. The prosthesis restored the phonetics, aesthetics and deglutition of the patient by re-establishing the separation of oral-nasal-orbital cavities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Assir, Saudi Arabia. hb_satheesh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Satheesh B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Haralur
authors.forename: Farhan K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D020273:Orbital Implants; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures