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Maxillofacial Prosthetics, General Principles: Multimedia

Author: Mounir Kharchaf, DDS, MDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
Coauthor(s): Hussein Zaki, DMD, MS, Director, Professor, Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Montefiore Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Contributor Information and Disclosures

Updated: Oct 9, 2007

Multimedia

A bar with magnets is screwed to mastoid implants...Media file 1: A bar with magnets is screwed to mastoid implants in order to retain a right artificial ear.
A bar with magnets is screwed to mastoid implants...

A bar with magnets is screwed to mastoid implants in order to retain a right artificial ear.

Ocular prosthesis replaces a missing right eye.Media file 2: Ocular prosthesis replaces a missing right eye.
Ocular prosthesis replaces a missing right eye.

Ocular prosthesis replaces a missing right eye.

An artificial nose is attached with medical-grade...Media file 3: An artificial nose is attached with medical-grade adhesive.
An artificial nose is attached with medical-grade...

An artificial nose is attached with medical-grade adhesive.

A defect in the medial portion of the hard palate...Media file 4: A defect in the medial portion of the hard palate is pictured. Two bars screwed to 4 implants retain the obturator.
A defect in the medial portion of the hard palate...

A defect in the medial portion of the hard palate is pictured. Two bars screwed to 4 implants retain the obturator.

Scar band formed by the muco-dermal junction help...Media file 5: Scar band formed by the muco-dermal junction helps retain the maxillary obturator.
Scar band formed by the muco-dermal junction help...

Scar band formed by the muco-dermal junction helps retain the maxillary obturator.

Soft palate defect and a speech bulb that is atta...Media file 6: Soft palate defect and a speech bulb that is attached to the maxillary denture are depicted.
Soft palate defect and a speech bulb that is atta...

Soft palate defect and a speech bulb that is attached to the maxillary denture are depicted.

A guiding flange prosthesis maintains the remaini...Media file 7: A guiding flange prosthesis maintains the remaining mandible in occlusion.
A guiding flange prosthesis maintains the remaini...

A guiding flange prosthesis maintains the remaining mandible in occlusion.

A partial glossectomy with an artificial tongue a...Media file 8: A partial glossectomy with an artificial tongue attached to the maxillary arch is depicted.
A partial glossectomy with an artificial tongue a...

A partial glossectomy with an artificial tongue attached to the maxillary arch is depicted.

Total glossectomy with an artificial tongue for s...Media file 9: Total glossectomy with an artificial tongue for speech is shown. Note the anterior and posterior elevations.
Total glossectomy with an artificial tongue for s...

Total glossectomy with an artificial tongue for speech is shown. Note the anterior and posterior elevations.

Maxillary prosthesis retained by implants positio...Media file 10: Maxillary prosthesis retained by implants positioned in the remaining maxillae as well as the Zygomatic bone.
Maxillary prosthesis retained by implants positio...

Maxillary prosthesis retained by implants positioned in the remaining maxillae as well as the Zygomatic bone.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

congenital defects of the head, congenital defects of the neck, acquired defects of the head, acquired defects of the neck, intraoral defects, mandibular defects, tongue defects, glossal defects, hard palate defects, soft palate defects, maxillectomy rehabilitation, extraoral defects, glossectomy, tongue prosthesis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Mounir Kharchaf, DDS, MDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
Mounir Kharchaf, DDS, MDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Dental Association and International Association for Dental Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Hussein Zaki, DMD, MS, Director, Professor, Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Montefiore Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Daniel J Kelley, MD, Consulting Staff, Eastern Shore ENT & Allergy Associates
Daniel J Kelley, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Head and Neck Society, American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society, and Pennsylvania Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Karen Hall Calhoun, MD, Chair, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri
Karen Hall Calhoun, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Rhinologic Society, Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Christopher L Slack, MD, Otolaryngology-Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Associated Coastal ENT; Medical Director, Treasure Coast Sleep Disorders
Christopher L Slack, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Head and Neck Society
Disclosure: UST Grant/research funds Consulting

 
 
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