[Case report of prosthetic treatment for defected jaw with enucleation of the right maxillary sinus tumor]

Nihon Hotetsu Shika Gakkai Zasshi. 2006 Jul;50(3):453-6. doi: 10.2186/jjps.50.453.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Patient: The patient is a 71-year-old woman who had undergone a gingivectomy due to a gingival carcinoma of right maxillary sinus and a denture was made for the defected jaw.

Discussion: During three years and six months, |3 serves as the guidance tooth had suffered from various symptoms, from the detachment of the neighboring tooth to the use of an OP anchor followed by a partial fracture of the cuspid root. However, |3 has not been removed in accordance to the patient's request. In addition, a relining provided indirectly to the denture, it is still maintained and used for mastication, pronunciation and swallowing functions without difficulty.

Conclusion: This is a case that a denture was made for the defected jaw. However, it is important ot take measures in the future, as the remaining tooth is not expected to be preserved for long.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Deglutition
  • Denture Design*
  • Denture Rebasing
  • Dentures*
  • Female
  • Gingival Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Gingival Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Gingivectomy
  • Humans
  • Mastication
  • Maxillary Sinus*
  • Middle Aged
  • Speech
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome