Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient with Acquired Maxillary Defect Due To Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report
- Professor and HOD, Department of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka - India.
- Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka - India.
- Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka - India.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka – India.
- Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College & Hospital, Yenepoya University Mangalore, Karnataka - India.
- Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Yenepoya Dental College & Hospital, Yenepoya University Mangalore – Karnataka - India.
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Abstract
Chondrosarcoma is a malignant tumour in which the tumour cells produce cartilage. The management consists of wide local or radical excision, by surgery followed by prosthetic rehabilitation. This article explains postsurgical prosthetic rehabilitation of a chondrosarcoma patient who has undergone hemimaxillectomy by means of intraoral acrylic hollow bulb obturator for the restoration of normal orofacial function, speech and appearance.
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Kamalakanth Shenoy, Sanath Shetty, Savita Dandekeri, Mallikarjuna Ragher, Anoop Mayya, Reshma Banu (2015); Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient with Acquired Maxillary Defect Due To Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 3 (11), 1572-1576, ISSN 2320-5407.
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