Interim conjoint extra Oral-Intraoral prosthesis-A clinical report

Face is a central organ of sense and expression of emotion among humans. It animates emotion, communicate and intellect of the person as well. Mid-facial defects, either congenital or acquired often present with severe disfigurement and functional impairment. Chronic granulomatous lesion of the mid-face may present with large defect (Shafer et al., 2000) requiring either surgical reconstruction or prosthetic rehabilitation or a combination of the two to restore adequate aesthetics and function. The choice between surgical reconstruction and prosthetic rehabilitation of large facial defects is a complex and difficult decision, and depends on size, location, aetiology of the defect and socioeconomic condition (Beumer et al., 2011). When a large resection is necessary and recurrence of the tumour is likely, it is advantageous to rehabilitate in such a way which permit regular clinical examination of the site. Prosthesis permits such observation, whereas primary surgical reconstruction makes regular examination difficult/impossible (Beumer et al., 2011). Fabrication of such prosthesis should fulfil the basic requirement such as retention, support, aesthetics and function. This case report describes fabrication and use of complete denture obturator-retained lip prosthesis in a mid-facial defect restoring the aesthetic needs and improving the Quality of life.