PROSTHETIC REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH BUCCAL FLANGE OBTURATOR AFTER HEMIMAXILLECTOMY: CASE REPORT

Patients who underwent maxillectomy operation are faced with many problems like aesthetic, phonetic, functional, psychological. the treatment of patients is quite difficult and troublesome. different treatment alternatives are available for maxillectomy patients. there are advantages and disadvantages of each treatments. the primarily aim of prosthetic rehabilitation is to cover the maxillary defect and eliminate the problems. the best treatment option is obturator when surgical techniques are not sufficient. clinical findings etiology and prognosis of the case must be evaluated completely for exact treatment and suitable technique must be apply for treatment. in this article, rehabilitation with obturator prosthesis was explained for two patients subjected to maxillary resection at the end of tumoral reason.