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| Year : 2011 |
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A modified technique for retention of orbital prosthesis
Sameera R Shaikh, Pravinkumar G Patil, Santosh Puri
Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Sameera R Shaikh
Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.94688
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An orbital defect (congenital or acquired) causes severe facial asymmetry and disfigurement, which results in psychological and social disturbances to the patient. It becomes a challenging task for a maxillofacial prosthodontist to fabricate a prosthesis that replicates the healthy side of the face. Success of the prosthesis depends primarily on satisfactory retention of the same. This clinical report illustrates rehabilitation of a patient with an orbital defect by fabricating a hollow orbital prosthesis, utilizing anatomical undercuts for retention using an acrylic resin template relined by a resilient denture liner. |
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