Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient with Maxillary and Mandibular Intraoral Defects Due to Mucormycosis

Abstract

Inborn or acquired abnormalities of the palate and contiguous structures need special prosthesis for proper intra oral rehabilitation. The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms defines obturator as “a maxillofacial prosthesis used to close a congenital or acquired tissue opening, primarily of the hard palate and/or contiguous alveolar/soft tissue structures”This article presents a simplified technique for fabrication of dentures in anatomically compromised arches, wherein a hollow maxillary denture with obturator and an internally weighted mandibular partial denture is given using a cast metal insert in a processed denture base.