Placement of prosthesis after total maxillectomy in edentulous patient

V Sinha; R R Bhowate; R M Raizada; S K Jain; V N Chaturvedi

doi:10.1007/BF02996455

Placement of prosthesis after total maxillectomy in edentulous patient

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Dec;52(1):104. doi: 10.1007/BF02996455.

Authors

V Sinha¹, R R Bhowate, R M Raizada, S K Jain, V N Chaturvedi

Affiliation

¹ B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad.

Abstract

It is very difficult to retain the prosthesis in edentulous patient after total maxillectomy as there are no teeth on the opposite side around which clasp can be applied, however if holes are drilled in obturator and in alveolar ridge and wire is passed through it, prosthesis can be retained satisfactorily.