This review presents current concepts regarding facial prosthetic rehabilitation of patients
with head and neck cancer and facial prosthetic biomaterials. a Section of Oncologic …

Defects in the face area caused by trauma, accident, tumor or congenital defects are treated
with special facial prostheses. Besides esthetics, the most common problem with these …

The treatment of craniofacial anomalies has been challenging as a result of technological
shortcomings that could not provide a consistent protocol to perfectly restore patient-specific …

A facial defect results in cosmetic, functional, and psychologic problems and acts as a
difficult and challenging procedure for the maxillofacial surgeon and the prosthodontist …

Maxillofacial defects, arising from trauma, oncological disease or congenital abnormalities,
detrimentally affect daily life. Prosthetic repair offers the aesthetic and functional …

Prosthodontist plays a very important part in the reconstruction of extraoral defects.
Prosthetic rehabilitation of huge maxillofacial defects will be a crucial process for a …

A person's face being a visible element, instant physical care and mental support is
mandatory for patients affected with maxillofacial defects. Defects in noticeable locations like …

Background: The rehabilitation of facial defects is a complex task requiring a specific design
of the technique to be used in individual patient. The disfigurement associated with the loss …

Traumatic facial defects negatively impact speech, mastication, deglutition, dental hygiene,
and psychosocial well-being. Reconstruction must address restoration of function and …

The subject of biomaterials science concerns artificial materials used in medical devices to
repair or reconstruct natural human tissue damaged by disease or trauma. It embraces the …