JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY THE

Vol. 99 No. 5      May - 2008

ISSN: 0022-3913      UBIC: 171

RESUMEN

Trismus and limited oral access present a clinical challenge to prosthodontic management. An edentulous patient who developed microstomia after a maxillary tumor resection and radiation therapy is presented. The clinical procedure and the rationale for the treatment approach are discussed. lmplanted-supported prostheses were prescribed for this patient. (J Prosthet Dent 2008;99:344-350)

SUMMARY

The fabrication of an implant-supported maxillary obturator prosthesis and mandibular overdentures for a maxillectomy patient with a severe limitation in the oral opening is described.

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