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PROSTHETIC REHABILITATION OF MUCORMYCOSIS PATIENT WITH CAST PARTIAL DEFINITIVE OBTURATOR

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Dr. Avi Pahwa, Dr.Yashika Bali, Dr. Roma Goswami, Dr. Anshul Trivedi
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s3.652

Abstract

The COVID 19 pandemic affected people worldwide, leading to psychological, financial, educational and economic distress. In India the emergence of mucormycosis reported with an alarming rise in the number of cases. Often, mucormycosis requires surgical debridement of the infected tissues. This infection can cause blackening of skin, redness, inflammation, sores and can encroach the eyes, lungs and even the brain. This warrants for extensive surgical resection and debridement of the necrosed areas resulting in maxillary and orbital defects. The surgically removed palate has a devastating effect on the appearance and speech of the patient. Prosthetic rehabilitation is not only involved in pre treatment planning but also in the construction of temporary or permanent post treatment appliances which help the patient to live a normal life. This case report describes the novel method used for the prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient affected by mucormycosis by means of a hollow bulb obturator supported by cast partial denture framework.

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