Abstract
Closure of the surgical defect immediately after partial maxillectomy is the treatment of choice. The advantages are: maintaining facial contour, rapid re-establishment of speech, swallowing and mastication. A number of methods for the fixation of the immediate obturator in patients without teeth have been described. A new technique is reported where a transnasal wire holds the existing denture in position after partial maxillectomy. The method has been carried out on 7 patients with sino-nasal cancer during the period 1978–1994. The advantages of the technique are that the wire acts as an axis of rotation which together with the sponge in the cavity provide good stability of the denture. There is minimal preoperative laboratory work and simplification in replacing the surgical dressing.
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