Application of Prosthetic Replacement for Bilateral Maxillectomy Defect

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  • Nishimoto Kengo
    Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Iwamoto Mituaki
    Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Karaki Atuko
    Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Nishi Yasuhiro
    Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Morita Yasuhiko
    Second Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kagoshima University
  • Kurono Yuichi
    Department of Dental Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Kagoshima University

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  • 硬口蓋全欠損をきたした硬口蓋悪性腫瘍症例に対す

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A 59-year-old woman with large hard palate cancer underwent surgical resection. We constructed a maxillary prosthesis to be connected to the patient's mandibular denture. Bilateral maxillectomy resulted in total loss of the hard palate and bilateral alveolar and partial loss of the soft palate. A obturator prosthesis was prepared beforehand to fit the surgical cavity. The patient recovered functional speech and swallowing at a relatively early stage, achieving satisfactory cosmetic results.

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  • Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho

    Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho 105 (10), 1093-1096, 2002

    Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and neck surgery

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