[The complex facial prosthesis. The value of bone-anchored maxillofacial prostheses in the treatment of extensive loss of facial tissue]. 2001

S Palmer, and M Brix, and H Bénateau
palmer@normandnet.fr

Maxillofacial surgeons are more and more confronted with wide defects of the face, particularly after resection of facial cancer. Complex wounds of the face, whatever the etiology may be, poses the difficult problem of their rehabilitation. The surgical reconstruction offers usually the most interesting solutions on the conceptual and morphological stages. There remain some particular cases where the therapeutic choice tends towards the rehabilitation by epitheses. The improvement of texture and color of epitheses and the improvement of the possibilities of their osseous anchorage by implants (endo-osseous or juxta-osseous) permit to reconstruct that kind of complex facial wounds with restoration of oral function and with a good morphologic result.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008447 Maxillofacial Prosthesis A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the maxilla, mandible, and face, missing as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery. When the prosthesis replaces portions of the mandible only, it is referred to as MANDIBULAR PROSTHESIS. Maxillary Prosthesis,Maxillary Prostheses,Maxillofacial Prostheses,Prostheses, Maxillary,Prostheses, Maxillofacial,Prosthesis, Maxillary,Prosthesis, Maxillofacial
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009666 Nose A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES. External Nose,External Noses,Nose, External,Noses,Noses, External
D011474 Prosthesis Design The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D004954 Esthetics The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of the beautiful. It includes beauty, esthetic experience, esthetic judgment, esthetic aspects of medicine, etc. Aesthetics
D005137 Eye, Artificial A ready-made or custom-made prosthesis of glass or plastic shaped and colored to resemble the anterior portion of a normal eye and used for cosmetic reasons. It is attached to the anterior portion of an orbital implant (ORBITAL IMPLANTS) which is placed in the socket of an enucleated or eviscerated eye. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Artificial Eye,Ocular Prosthesis,Artificial Eyes,Eyes, Artificial,Ocular Prostheses,Prostheses, Ocular,Prosthesis, Ocular
D005145 Face The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw. Faces
D005147 Facial Bones The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113) Bone, Facial,Bones, Facial,Facial Bone
D005151 Facial Injuries General or unspecified injuries to the soft tissue or bony portions of the face. Injuries, Facial,Facial Injury,Injury, Facial

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