Raghuwar Dayal Singh

Abstract

An ocular defect can be due to many reasons such as congenital absence of an eye and acquired causes which occurs due to enucleation or exenteration procedure. Ocular defects requires urgent rehabilitation to prevent further changes and to prevent shrinkage. In this article we are going to describe a for fabrication of a prosthesis that should be light weighted (pneumatic) using a lost salt technique basically to reduce the weight of prosthesis for large socket, to overcome the worsening effects of conventional solid prosthesis. Keywords: Ocular prosthesis ocular defect, Lost salt technique, Hollow prosthesis.

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Abstract

Hemi-mandibulectomy causes the remaining segment of the mandible to deviate towards the resected side, this is due to the loss of soft and hard tissues on the resected side. Immediate surgical reconstruction will improve the prognosis of the rehabilitation procedures. This case report presents a patient with hemimandibulectomy defect on the left side was discussed. The patient was able to bring the mandible in proper occlusal relationship with the maxilla but was not able to maintain it for masticatory purposes. Therefore he was rehabilitated by a mandibular guide flange. Rehabilitation of the defect by mandibular guide flange will help in maintaining a proper occlusal relationship of the mandible for improved vertical stroke and chewing efficacy. Keywords: Hemimandibulectomy, Mandibular guide flange, Mandibular resection, Prosthesis, Reconstruction.

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