Two-Piece Extraoral Prosthetic Rehabilitation to a Perineural Invasion Lip Cancer

Şahan M. H., ESKİİZMİR G., Ateş P.

Journal of Prosthodontics, vol.27, no.3, pp.306-310, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/jopr.12493
  • Journal Name: Journal of Prosthodontics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.306-310
  • Keywords: Lip cancer, magnets, maxillofacial prosthesis, silicone prosthesis
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Lip cancers can severely affect a person in terms of function, esthetics, and psychological trauma. After surgical resection, lip defects require special rehabilitation. This clinical report describes a neck prosthesis of a male patient diagnosed with lower lip squamous cell carcinoma with perineural involvement. The neck prosthesis was connected to the mandibular complete denture with cobalt samarium magnets. Both prostheses improved the patient's mastication, deglutition, and esthetics.