title: Magnetically retained silicone facial prosthesis.
abstract: Patients with orocutaneous fistulas suffer from discomfort in terms of facial esthetics, food spill over and lack of psychological confidence to present them socially. Prosthetic camouflaging of facial defects and use of silicone maxillofacial material are the alternatives to the surgical retreatment. Silicone elastomers provide more options to clinician for customization of the facial prosthesis which is simple, esthetically good when coupled with bio magnets for retention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venugopalan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ariga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viswanath
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D059346:Magnets; D008297:Male; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers