Patient satisfaction with maxillofacial prosthesis. Literature review

MC Goiato, AA Pesqueira, CR da Silva… - Journal of Plastic …, 2009 - Elsevier
Obturators and facial prostheses are important not only in rehabilitation and aesthetics, but
also in patient re-socialisation. The level of reintegration is directly related to the degree of …

Developments in reconstruction of midface and maxilla

ND Futran, E Mendez - The Lancet Oncology, 2006 - thelancet.com
Loss of the maxilla and midfacial structures after tumour removal has substantial functional
and aesthetic consequences. The variable loss of soft tissue, bone, or both, leading to …

Health-related quality of life after maxillectomy: a comparison between prosthetic obturation and free flap

SN Rogers, D Lowe, D McNally, JS Brown… - Journal of oral and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Purpose: The purpose of this cross sectional study was to evaluate the health-related quality
of life of patients following maxillectomy and to compare obturation and free flap …

Evaluation of the quality of life of patients with maxillofacial defects after prosthodontic therapy with obturator prostheses

R Depprich, C Naujoks, D Lind, M Ommerborn… - International journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate how patients with maxillofacial defects evaluate
their quality of life after maxillectomy and prosthodontic therapy with obturator prostheses …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life and problems associated with obturators of patients with maxillectomies

MM Ali, N Khalifa, MN Alhajj - Head & Face Medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Maxillary defects predispose patients to different undesirable effects. The aim of
this study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of patients with maxillary defects …

Reconstruction of total maxillectomy defects with preservation of the orbital contents

PG Cordeiro, E Santamaria, DH Kraus… - Plastic and …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
Reconstruction after total maxillectomy with preservation of the orbital contents is technically
more challenging than when the maxillectomy is combined with orbital exenteration …

[HTML][HTML] Generation and evaluation of 3D digital casts of maxillary defects based on multisource data registration: A pilot clinical study

H Ye, Q Ma, Y Hou, M Li, Y Zhou - The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Statement of problem Digital techniques are not clinically applied for 1-piece maxillary
prostheses containing an obturator and removable partial denture retained by the remaining …

Functional outcome and quality of life after a maxillectomy: a comparison between an implant supported obturator and implant supported fixed prostheses in a free …

F Wang, W Huang, C Zhang, J Sun… - Clinical Oral Implants …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Defects of the maxilla caused by tumor resection create high levels of
psychological and physical trauma for patients. The application of osseointegrated dental …

Materials and techniques in maxillofacial prosthodontic rehabilitation

H Huber, SP Studer - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery …, 2002 - oralmaxsurgery.theclinics.com
This article summarizes the English literature about current materials and techniques
applied in maxillofacial prosthodontic rehabilitation that were cited in the MEDLINE …

Mussel-inspired dual-functional PEG hydrogel inducing mineralization and inhibiting infection in maxillary bone reconstruction

H Xu, G Zhang, K Xu, L Wang, L Yu, MMQ Xing… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Infection compromises healing process after bone fracture. An anti-bacterial bone graft
synthesized from polymer and mineralization components is becoming preferable for its …