A Simplified approach for fabrication of custom tray for Facial prosthesis

Maxillofacial defects are very common and can be due to congenital defect, trauma, infections and neoplasms of facial region. These defects can be restored using different materials and retention methods to give a life like appearance. Rehabilitation of facial defect is a very challenging task. Every good prosthesis needs a skillful hand and it all starts with making a good impression of that defect and to proceed with the same. The aim of present paper was to present a simplified approach for the fabrication of custom tray to take facial impression of the patient with maxillofacial defect.

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Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient with an Ocular Defect: A Simplified Approach

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine ◽

10.1155/2013/207634 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Shivakumar Puranik ◽

Anoop Jain ◽

Sunil Ronad ◽

Sachhi Ramesh ◽

Jagadeesh MS ◽

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Keyword(s):

Polymethyl Methacrylate ◽

Male Patient ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

The Self ◽

Prosthetic Rehabilitation ◽

Ocular Prosthesis ◽

Simplified Approach ◽

Facial Prosthesis ◽

Self Image ◽

Ocular Defect

Mutilation of a portion of a face can cause a heavy impact on the self-image and personality of an individual. Acceptable cosmetic results usually can be obtained with a facial prosthesis. This paper describes prosthetic rehabilitation of a 60-year-old male patient having a left ocular defect. A technique to fabricate heat polymerizing polymethyl methacrylate was illustrated. The resultant prosthesis was structurally durable and aesthetically acceptable with satisfactory retention. The importance of meticulous treatment planning to tackle the challenges faced in fabricating an ocular prosthesis is explained with the relevant literature.

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Prosthetic management of mid-facial defect with magnet-retained silicone prosthesis

Prosthetics and Orthotics International ◽

10.1177/0309364613484052 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 62-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muaiyed M Buzayan

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Life Style ◽

Surgical Excision ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Clinical Report ◽

Silicone Prosthesis ◽

Facial Prosthesis ◽

Facial Defect ◽

Obturator Prosthesis ◽

Silicone Prostheses

Background and aim:Mid-facial defect is one of the most disfiguring and impairing defects. A design of prosthesis that is aesthetic and stable can be precious to a patient who has lost part of his face due to surgical excision. Prosthesis can restore the patients’ self-esteem and confidence, which affects the patients and their life style. The aim of this case report is to describe a technique of mid-facial silicone prosthesis fabrication.Technique:To provide an aesthetic and stable facial prosthesis, the extra-oral prosthesis was fabricated using silicone material, while the intra-oral defect was restored with obturator prosthesis, and then both prostheses were connected and attached to each other using magnets.Discussion:This clinical report describes the rehabilitation of a large mid-facial defect with a two-piece prosthesis. The silicone facial prosthesis was made hollow and lighter by using an acrylic framework. Two acrylic channels were included within the facial prosthesis to provide the patient with clean and patent airways.Clinical relevanceA sectional mid-facial prosthesis was made and retained in place by using magnets, which resulted in a significant improvement in the aesthetical and functional outcome without the need for plastic surgery. Silicone prostheses are reliable alternatives to surgery and should be considered in selected cases.

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Oculo-facial rehabilitation after facial cancer removal: Updated CAD/CAM procedures. A pilot study

Prosthetics and Orthotics International ◽

10.1177/0309364613512368 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (6) ◽

pp. 505-509 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Leonardo Ciocca ◽

Roberto Scotti

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Myocutaneous Flap ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

Facial Prosthesis ◽

Facial Defect ◽

Retention System ◽

Computer Aided ◽

Cad Cam

Background and aim: Leaving open or closing the oculo-facial defect by means of a myocutaneous flap mainly depends on maxillofacial surgical considerations. For those cases that present a closed defect, the authors aim to evaluate an innovative method of ocular bulb positioning using a magnetic resonance imaging dataset. Technique: Following cancer removal and plastic reconstructive surgery, a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine format magnetic resonance imaging dataset was used to determine the volume and position of the left ocular bulb. The exact location of the prosthetic bulb was determined by mirroring this position on the affected side. Images of the eyeglasses were imported into the virtual environment, and the designs of the substructure and facial prosthesis were projected using computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) technology. Discussion: The updated method presented here enables restoration with a facial prosthesis, even when a myocutaneous flap is used to close the defect, thereby resolving the problem of ocular bulb positioning and enabling the rapid and easy design of a retention system connected to eyeglasses. Clinical relevance The proposed protocol aims to develop and describe a viable method for the construction of a facial prosthesis for a patient whose face had been reconstructed using a myocutaneous free flap.

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Some Pioneers in Plastic Surgery of the Facial Region

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery ◽

10.1001/archfaci.5.1.9 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 9-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Roger L. Crumley

Keyword(s):

Plastic Surgery ◽

Facial Region

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Morgagni hernia – case reports

Perspectives in Surgery ◽

10.33699/pis.2020.99.7.323-325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 99 (7) ◽

Keyword(s):

Diaphragmatic Hernia ◽

Case Reports ◽

Congenital Defect ◽

Morgagni Hernia ◽

Rare Form

Morgagni hernia is a rare form of diaphragmatic hernia. It is a congenital defect of the diaphragm, often asymptomatic in adulthood and thus usually found only incidentally. Its treatment is predominantly surgical. This article presents three case reports of patients operated in our department.

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Simplified Approach to Calculating Geometric Stiffness Properties of Tread Pattern Elements

Tire Science and Technology ◽

10.2346/1.2135265 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 132-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

R. E. Okonieski ◽

D. J. Moseley ◽

K. Y. Cai

Keyword(s):

Development Process ◽

Functional Design ◽

Simplified Approach ◽

Tire Industry ◽

Geometric Stiffness ◽

Stiffness Properties ◽

Engineering Parameters ◽

Net To Gross ◽

Significant Effort

Abstract The influence of tread designs on tire performance is well known. The tire industry spends significant effort in the development process to create and refine tread patterns. Creating an aesthetic yet functional design requires characterization of the tread design using many engineering parameters such as stiffness, moments of inertia, principal angles, etc. The tread element stiffness is of particular interest because of its use to objectively determine differences between tread patterns as the designer refines the design to provide optimum levels of performance. The tread designer monitors the change in stiffness as the design evolves. Changes to the geometry involve many attributes including the number of sipes, sipe depth, sipe location, block element edge taper, nonskid depth, area net-to-gross, and so forth. In this paper, two different formulations for calculating tread element or block stiffness are reviewed and are compared to finite element results in a few cases. A few simple examples are shown demonstrating the basic functionality that is possible with a numerical method.

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A Simplified Approach For Assessing Gravity-Viscous Effects In Horizontal Steady State Solvent Floods

10.2523/6823 ◽

1968 ◽

Author(s):

D. Pearson ◽

J. Bray ◽

N. Strom

Keyword(s):

Steady State ◽

Viscous Effects ◽

Simplified Approach

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A Simplified Protocol for the ortho-Deuteration of Acidic Aromatic Compounds in D2O

10.26434/chemrxiv.8292296.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Alyssa Garreau ◽

Hanyang Zhou ◽

Michael Young

Keyword(s):

Carboxylic Acid ◽

Aromatic Compounds ◽

Large Scale ◽

Simplified Approach ◽

Directing Group ◽

Large Scale Synthesis

<div>Methods to catalytically introduce deuterium in synthetically useful yields ortho to a carboxylic acid directing group on arenes typically requires D2 or CD3CO2D, which makes using these approaches cost prohibitive for large scale synthesis (equipment and reagent costs respectively). Herein we present a simplified approach using catalytic RhIII and D2O as deuterium source, and show its application to H/D exchange on various acidic substrates.</div>

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