Magnet-Retained Facial Prosthesis Combined with Maxillary Obturator

Prosthetic rehabilitation of the midfacial defects has always perplexed prosthodontists. These defects lead to functional and esthetic deficiencies. The purpose of this clinical case report was the presentation of the prosthetic rehabilitation of an extraoral-intraoral defect using two-piece prosthe...

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Main Authors: Mahnaz Hatami, Hamid Badrian, Siamak Samanipoor, Marcelo Coelho Goiato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/406410
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description Prosthetic rehabilitation of the midfacial defects has always perplexed prosthodontists. These defects lead to functional and esthetic deficiencies. The purpose of this clinical case report was the presentation of the prosthetic rehabilitation of an extraoral-intraoral defect using two-piece prosthesis magnetically connected. This prosthesis has dramatically improved the patient’s speech, mastication, swallowing, and esthetic.
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spelling doaj-art-ccfdb66aba8e4089bdfe3a46c6e368d62025-02-03T05:44:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/406410406410Magnet-Retained Facial Prosthesis Combined with Maxillary ObturatorMahnaz Hatami0Hamid Badrian1Siamak Samanipoor2Marcelo Coelho Goiato3Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IranDental Implant Research Center, School of Dentistry, Isfahan, IranDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Bahonar University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranFaculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, University of the State of São Paulo, Jose Bonifacio 1193, 16015-050 Araçatuba, SP, BrazilProsthetic rehabilitation of the midfacial defects has always perplexed prosthodontists. These defects lead to functional and esthetic deficiencies. The purpose of this clinical case report was the presentation of the prosthetic rehabilitation of an extraoral-intraoral defect using two-piece prosthesis magnetically connected. This prosthesis has dramatically improved the patient’s speech, mastication, swallowing, and esthetic.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/406410
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title Magnet-Retained Facial Prosthesis Combined with Maxillary Obturator
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title_fullStr Magnet-Retained Facial Prosthesis Combined with Maxillary Obturator
title_full_unstemmed Magnet-Retained Facial Prosthesis Combined with Maxillary Obturator
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