Prosthodontic rehabilitation of maxillectomy patients with hollow bulb obturator clinical series

ABSTRACT

Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of maxillectomy defects is one of the complex treatment modalities practiced. Maxillectomy is performed for surgical treatment of congenital and acquired diseases and it is the most common of maxillofacial defects which need to be successfully rehabilitated to restore morphology, masticatory function, swallowing and speech. Prosthodontic rehabilitation of these defects is commonly done with an obturator prosthesis. Effective obturation of maxillectomy defect is a difficult task for the maxillofacial Prosthodontists. Multidisciplinary treatment planning is essential to achieve adequate function and retention for the prosthesis. The present clinical series describes the steps in fabrication of hollow bulb obturator prosthesis utilizing anatomical and mechanical means of gaining retention