Strategic use of obturator prostheses for the rehabilitation of oral cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Support Care Cancer
; 29(1): 11-15, 2021 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-734087
ABSTRACT
During the current pandemic scenario, maxillofacial rehabilitation specialists involved with supportive care in cancer must transform its practice to cope with COVID-19 and improve protocols that could quickly return the oral function of complex cancer patients who cannot wait for surgical complex rehabilitation. This includes the role of the maxillofacial prosthodontist for the rehabilitation of surgically treated patients with maxillary cancers by the means of filling obturator prostheses that are considered an optimal scientific-based strategy to reduce hospital stay with excellent pain control, oral function (speech, swallowing, mastication, and facial esthetics), psychologic and quality of life outcomes for the patients following intraoral cancer resection. Therefore, the aim of this commentary was to bring new lights to the strategic use of obturator prostheses for the rehabilitation of oral cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to present a protocol for managing such cases.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Palatal Obturators
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Mouth Neoplasms
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Critical Pathways
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COVID-19
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Health Services Accessibility
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Maxillofacial Prosthesis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Support Care Cancer
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00520-020-05694-5
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