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Rehabilitation after severe maxillectomy using a magnetic obturator (a case report)

This report presents oral rehabilitation of a maxillectomy patient after cancer surgery by fabricating a prosthesis comprising of a denture and a custom‐made magnetic retainer. Herein, we present a case of hemimaxillectomy due to squamous cell carcinoma, which was efficiently rehabilitated with impl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Arshad, Mahnaz, Shirani, Gholamreza, Mahmoudi, Xaniar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293142/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30564327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1874
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Sumario:This report presents oral rehabilitation of a maxillectomy patient after cancer surgery by fabricating a prosthesis comprising of a denture and a custom‐made magnetic retainer. Herein, we present a case of hemimaxillectomy due to squamous cell carcinoma, which was efficiently rehabilitated with implants. Patient's condition and his profile acceptably improved following rehabilitation.