Restoration of large cranial defect for cranioplasty with alloplastic cranial implant material: a case report.
Cranial defects result either from trauma or after intentional osteocraniotomies or external decompression craniectomies. These defects occur most frequently during wartime, but their incidence during peacetime, as a result of accident or disease, makes knowledge of cranioplasty useful to the interested practitioner. Most cranial defects will have some variable proportion of cosmetic and mechanical aspects, and the decision regarding cranioplasty must be influenced by the patient's age, prognosis, activity level and the specific conditions of the scalp and calvarium. This case report is oriented towards post-traumatic restoration of large cranial defect with alloplastic heat-cure poly methyl methacrylate resin material.
Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College Center, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan India.
Shelly
S
Goyal
Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College Center, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan India ; Dental Care, 62-G, Sector-7, Near Living Style Mall, Behind Apollo Hospital, Jasola Vihar, New Delhi, 110025 India.
Mukesh Kumar
MK
Goyal
Alloplastic; Cranial defect; Cranial implant; Cranioplasty; Heat-cured poly-methyl methacrylate