Abstract

Prosthetic rehabilitation for patients undergoing substantial maxillary surgery is challenging. Certainly, implantology is the best option for improving prosthesis’s support, retention, and stability. Nevertheless, the neutral zone technique can also be considered an equally effective approach patients complaining about unstable maxillofacial reconstructions, particularly when implant therapy is not feasible. The aim of this article is to describe the different steps in the construction of maxillofacial prosthesis using neutral zone technique through two clinical cases.

Keywords: Neutral Zone; Surgery; Stability; Esthetic; Phonation; Deglutition

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Citation

Citation: Masmoudi Karim., et al. “Clinical Outcomes of Neutral Zone Techniques Employment in Maxillofacial Prostheses". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 4.9 (2020): 19-25.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2020 Masmoudi Karim., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.