Maxillary Obturator Prosthesis

CASE REPORT Maxillary obturator prosthesis for a hemimaxillectomy patient: A clinical case report Mohammed Nasser Alhajj a,b,*, Ibrahim A. Ismail a , Nadia Khalifa c a Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Khartoum University, Khartoum,... More

CASE REPORT Maxillary obturator prosthesis for a hemimaxillectomy patient: A clinical case report Mohammed Nasser Alhajj a,b,*, Ibrahim A. Ismail a , Nadia Khalifa c a Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Khartoum University, Khartoum, Sudan b Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen c Department of General and Specialist Dental Practice, College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Received 28 July 2015; revised 30 January 2016; accepted 22 March 2016 Available online 31 March 2016 KEYWORDS Obturator; Hemimaxillectomy; Odontogenic Myxoma; Clinical report Abstract This clinical report describes a comprehensive prosthodontic treatment of a young patient diagnosed with Odontogenic Myxoma. The treatment procedures included surgical removal of the tumor, immediate surgical plate, interim obturator, orthodontic treatment, and definitive obturator. The definitive prosthesis was cobalt–chromium Less