Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 2 , Pages 130-134, August 2001

An interim extraoral prosthesis used for the rehabilitation of a patient treated for osteoradionecrosis of the mandible: A clinical report☆☆☆

School of Oral Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract 

In patients with tumors of the head and neck, ionizing radiation delivered in dosages that will kill cancer cells induces unavoidable changes in normal tissue. Bone cells and vascularity may be irreversibly injured, leaving devitalized bone susceptible to the development of osteoradionecrosis. This clinical report describes the fabrication of an acrylic/rubber prosthesis retained by an orthodontic headgear. The prosthesis was used to improve the mastication, speech, and saliva control of a patient treated for osteoradionecrosis of the mandible. (J Prosthet Dent 2001;86:130-4.)

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☆ aSenior specialist and lecturer, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry.

☆☆ Reprint requests to: Dr L. M. Sykes, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, School of Oral Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa, Fax: (27)11-407-8523, E-mail: 034syk@cosmos.wits.ac.za

PII: S0022-3913(01)27272-2

doi:10.1067/mpr.2001.116400

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 2 , Pages 130-134, August 2001

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