Maxillofacial Prosthetic Materials -An Update

Abstract

Abstract:Body abnormalities or defects that compromise appearance, function may make an individual, incapable of leading a relatively normal life. Facial disfigurement can be the result of a congenital anomaly, trauma or tumour surgery. Surgical reconstruction may not be possible owing to size or location of the defect. The patient's medical condition or personal desires may also preclude reconstructive surgery. In such cases, prosthetic rehabilitation is indicated. A facial prosthesis restores normal anatomy and appearance, protects the tissues of a defect, and provides great psychological benefits to the patient. A number of materials are available and have been used for fabrication of maxillofacial prosthesis; the aim of this article is to provide some insight about the currently used maxillofacial prosthetic materials.

Fundamental Properties and Biocompatibility Classification of Extraoral Prosthesis: A Review

“…Even though, there are plenty of review papers (Goiato et al, 2009;Mahajan et al, 2012;Ariani et al, 2013;Joseph et al, 2014;Mitra, 2014;Alqutaibi, 2015;Barhate et al, 2015;Deepthi, 2015;Reddy et al, 2015;Abraham et al, 2018;de Caxias et al, 2019;Rahman et al, 2019) discusses on fundamentals of maxillofacial (extraoral) prosthesis, most of it focus on materials for fabrication and the historical evolution of the extraoral prosthesis. Nonetheless, the ideal properties of extraoral prosthesis were briefly discussed in some of the articles that confers into material properties.…”