Custom-made Gold Implant for Management of Lagophthalmos: A Case Report

Lagophthalmos is defined as the inability to close the eyelids completely. This situation may lead to corneal problems such as epithelial defects, stromal thinning, exposure keratitis, bacterial infection, perforation, and blindness. A patient with lagophthalmos underwent insertion of a custom-made...

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Autores principales: Tuna, Suleyman Hakan, Gumus, Hasan Onder, Hersek, Nur
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dental Investigations Society 2008
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19212537
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author Tuna, Suleyman Hakan
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description Lagophthalmos is defined as the inability to close the eyelids completely. This situation may lead to corneal problems such as epithelial defects, stromal thinning, exposure keratitis, bacterial infection, perforation, and blindness. A patient with lagophthalmos underwent insertion of a custom-made gold weight implant. After implantation, the patient was able to close her eye and expressed high cosmetic and aesthetic results. Fabrication of gold weight implant by the means of a rolling machine is an effective and easy way and should be considered in the management of lagophthalmos.
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spelling pubmed-26347852009-02-11 Custom-made Gold Implant for Management of Lagophthalmos: A Case Report Tuna, Suleyman Hakan Gumus, Hasan Onder Hersek, Nur Eur J Dent Case Reports Lagophthalmos is defined as the inability to close the eyelids completely. This situation may lead to corneal problems such as epithelial defects, stromal thinning, exposure keratitis, bacterial infection, perforation, and blindness. A patient with lagophthalmos underwent insertion of a custom-made gold weight implant. After implantation, the patient was able to close her eye and expressed high cosmetic and aesthetic results. Fabrication of gold weight implant by the means of a rolling machine is an effective and easy way and should be considered in the management of lagophthalmos. Dental Investigations Society 2008-10 /pmc/articles/PMC2634785/ /pubmed/19212537 Text en Copyright 2008 European Journal of Dentistry. All rights reserved.
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Custom-made Gold Implant for Management of Lagophthalmos: A Case Report
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title_short Custom-made Gold Implant for Management of Lagophthalmos: A Case Report
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