Fabrication of a Maxillofacial Prosthesis with a Novel Suspension Technique for a Patient with Exenteration: A Case Report
Vol. 23 No. 9 (2021), Case reports
Vol. 23 No. 9 (2021)

Fabrication of a Maxillofacial Prosthesis with a Novel Suspension Technique for a Patient with Exenteration: A Case Report

Case reports
https://doi.org/10.32592/ircmj.2021.23.9.895
Published 2021-09-14
Alireza Khaghani
Ph.D., Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7585-3062
Taher Babaee
Ph.D., Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1487-2374
Shahla Mohajeri
MSc, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9413-4928
Naeimeh Rouhani
MSc, Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1280-1994
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Keywords

Eye
Orbit exenteration
Maxillofacial prosthesis
Suspension

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Khaghani, A., Babaee, T., Mohajeri, S., & Rouhani, N. . (2021). Fabrication of a Maxillofacial Prosthesis with a Novel Suspension Technique for a Patient with Exenteration: A Case Report. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 23(9). https://doi.org/10.32592/ircmj.2021.23.9.895
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Abstract

Background: Fabrication of a prosthesis for people who lose an eye and parts of their cheekbones and nasal tissues is a challenge. The prosthesis suspension is a significant problem due to the open nasal cavity and the vast lesion area on the face.

Case Presentation: The present case report describes the application of a new suspension technique for a maxillofacial prosthesis on a person with an exenterated left eye. Moreover, parts of the patient’s maxillary and frontal sinuses had been as well removed due to infection. The conventional methods for suspending the prosthesis (i.e., anatomical, mechanical, chemical, and surgical methods) could not be used due to the fact that the patient’s sinus and nasal cavities were exposed. Therefore, a new prosthetic suspension technique was used to solve this problem.

Conclusion: In this clinical report, an optimal and effective method was adopted to make a prosthesis that can be used in similar cases of eye loss and extensive loss of the face. This new method does not need the application of adhesives and minimizes the donning and doffing time of the prosthesis.

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