1PG Student, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
2Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
3Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
4Professor & Head of DepartmentDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Jasleen Kaur Puar, PG Student, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Email: jasleenpuar96@gmail.com
Online Published on 10 January, 2024.
During pandemic Covid-19, health professionals encountered a huge number of Mucormycosis cases at an alarming rate. The disease begins in the nose and paranasal sinuses and due to its aggressive nature, it can affect the ocular, orbital and even intracranial structures. It leads to acquired maxillary defects thereby affecting the patient's quality of life. This case report describes a novel technique where a patient with acquired maxillary defect was prosthetically rehabilitated with obturator and LEGO® blocks retained removable maxillary posterior dental segments. These segments can be easily selfattached by the patient to the obturator plate only while eating resulting in a prosthesis that is light weight, provides more room for tongue and offers less vertical forces.
Mucormycosis, Acquired maxillary defects, LEGO®, Blocks, Obturator, Rehabilitation
