Abstract
The surgical resection of malignant tumors often leads to severe bone and soft-tissue
deficits that can result in difficulty swallowing, impaired speech, and facial disfigurement.
Prosthetic rehabilitation of these patients becomes an integral part of the patient’s
recovery and allows for improvement in quality of life. This clinical report describes
a patient who underwent an anterior maxillectomy secondary to squamous cell carcinoma.
After the insertion of a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) interim resection prosthesis,
the patient developed a severe allergic stomatitis reaction in the oral cavity and
oropharynx. By using the patch test approach, true PMMA allergy was diagnosed along
with a suitable PMMA replacement for the prosthesis. A subsequent prosthesis was fabricated
from urethane dimethacrylate in place of the standard PMMA.
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Published online: March 16, 2022
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