Rehabilitation of a Patient With Maxillary Defect and Severe Attrition Using Obturator Prostheses: A Case Report
Grazina Fernandes, Meena Aras, Ivy Coutinho, Kennedy Mascarenhas, Praveen Rajagopal
TL;DR
This case report describes the successful use of obturator prostheses to rehabilitate a patient with a maxillary defect and severe tooth wear.
Contribution
The paper presents a novel prosthetic rehabilitation approach for a patient with post-COVID mucormycosis and generalized dental attrition.
Findings
Obturator prostheses effectively restored function and appearance in a patient with a maxillary defect.
Full mouth rehabilitation improved the patient's swallowing, speech, and food reflux issues.
The treatment approach was successful in managing post-COVID mucormycosis-related complications.
Abstract
Surgery for palate lesions may result in oro-nasal/antral communication, which reduces a person's quality of life by affecting swallowing, speech, and food reflux. The shape and size of this obturator prosthesis might vary based on the severity of the defect. This case report describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of the patient with post-COVID mucormycosis and generalized attrition of teeth using an obturator and full mouth rehabilitation.
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Taxonomy
TopicsEar Surgery and Otitis Media · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Tracheal and airway disorders