Prosthetic rehabilitation of ocular defect
The loss of a part of the face, particularly the eye, requires early replacement and hence that the patient may return to a normal life. The maxillofacial defect causes esthetic, functional, and psychological difficulties for the patient. Although most ocular prostheses can be made from a prefabrica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.srmjrds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-433X;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=127;epage=130;aulast=Kalavathy |
| Summary: | The loss of a part of the face, particularly the eye, requires early replacement and hence that the patient may return to a normal life. The maxillofacial defect causes esthetic, functional, and psychological difficulties for the patient. Although most ocular prostheses can be made from a prefabricated artificial eye, customized ocular prostheses offer better esthetics. This article describes the fabrication of a custom ocular prosthesis where a prefabricated iris was modified to fit into a custom-made scleral portion of prostheses. The time for fabrication of prosthesis was less and good esthetics was achieved. |
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| ISSN: | 2772-5243 2772-5251 |