title: Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Bilateral External Nasal Valve Area after Nasal Reconstruction for a Congenitally Missing Nose: A Clinical Report.
abstract: Deformities of the nostrils and alar region are among the very common clinically defects, which interfere with the functional anatomy of the nose. This case paper exemplifies the management of a bilateral external nasal valve area defect in a patient following a nasal reconstruction done using a forehead flap. The nasal stents were rendered to the patient for comfortable breathing by maintaining patency of the nasal passage after the surgical procedure and also improve speech and esthetics.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Telagana, India.
authors.forename: K Subash
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Telagana, India.
authors.forename: Jayasree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Komala
authors.affiliation: Professor & Head, Department of Prosthodontics, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Telagana, India.
authors.forename: Ramaswamy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Telagana, India.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umair
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Telagana, India.
authors.forename: Koineni
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajender
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Telagana, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
keywords: External nasal valve; prosthetic management; stents