title: Cranioplasty with custom made alloplastic prosthetic implant: A case report.
abstract: Cranial defects often occur due to trauma. The treatment of such defects is a challenge to the skill and knowledge of the practitioner. This article presents one such case, where a 15-year-old boy had suffered extensive loss of the right cranium following a road traffic accident. The patient required rehabilitation of the right fronto-temporal cranial anatomy and was managed using a custom made heat polymerized acrylic alloplastic implant.
authors.affiliation: Lokendra Gupta, IN Aparna, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan, Puneeth Hegde, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Lokendra
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Lokendra Gupta, IN Aparna, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan, Puneeth Hegde, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: In
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aparna
authors.affiliation: Lokendra Gupta, IN Aparna, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan, Puneeth Hegde, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Dhanasekar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Lokendra Gupta, IN Aparna, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan, Puneeth Hegde, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Lingeshwar
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deenadayalan
authors.affiliation: Lokendra Gupta, IN Aparna, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan, Puneeth Hegde, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Puneeth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.affiliation: Lokendra Gupta, IN Aparna, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan, Puneeth Hegde, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
keywords: Acquired defect; Cranial implant; Cranioplasty; Heat cure poly methyl methacrylate resin