Case Reports in Dentistry (Jan 2013)

Magnet-Retained Facial Prosthesis Combined with Maxillary Obturator

  • Mahnaz Hatami,
  • Hamid Badrian,
  • Siamak Samanipoor,
  • Marcelo Coelho Goiato

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/406410
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013

Abstract

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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.