TY - JOUR
T1 - Floor of mouth prosthesis with removable depressible tongue
T2 - A clinical report
AU - Aponte-Wesson, Ruth
AU - Knott, Jodi
AU - Montgomery, Patricia
AU - Chambers, Mark S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Mr Cong T. Nguyen. CDT. Lead Dental Laboratory Technician in the Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthetics at MD Anderson Cancer Center for his technical support during patient care. The authors also thank the Fellows of the Maxillofacial Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center for their enthusiastic and unconditional help, Sarah Bronson of Scientific Publications, Research Medical Library, MD Anderson, for assistance in editing the manuscript, and Ms Patricia Boone for her diligent support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - The rehabilitation of a patient with a total glossectomy with a prosthetic device is challenging and depends on the individual patient. Ablation of a tongue tumor leaves defects that can be either surgically reconstructed or replaced by a prosthesis to help recreate normalcy and balance in the oral cavity. This clinical report describes a prosthetic design to rehabilitate a patient after a total glossectomy. This approach successfully recreated the glossal surface with a soft, hollow, depressible structure that emulates the tongue during speech and a solid structure to facilitate swallowing. The components were joined by magnets.
AB - The rehabilitation of a patient with a total glossectomy with a prosthetic device is challenging and depends on the individual patient. Ablation of a tongue tumor leaves defects that can be either surgically reconstructed or replaced by a prosthesis to help recreate normalcy and balance in the oral cavity. This clinical report describes a prosthetic design to rehabilitate a patient after a total glossectomy. This approach successfully recreated the glossal surface with a soft, hollow, depressible structure that emulates the tongue during speech and a solid structure to facilitate swallowing. The components were joined by magnets.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.12.019
DO - 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.12.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 33608105
AN - SCOPUS:85135934666
SN - 0022-3913
VL - 128
SP - 107
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
JF - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
IS - 1
ER -