Author/Authors :
Chaturvedi, Saurabh Department of Prosthetic Dentistry - College of Dentistry - King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia , Bhagat, Tushar College of Dentistry - Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia , Verm, A. K. Department of Prosthodontics - Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India , Gurumurthy, Vishwanath Department of Dental Technology - College of Applied Sciences - King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia , Ali, Mariyam Department of Prosthodontics - Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India , Vadhwani, Preeti Department of Prosthodontics - Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India , Chaturvedi, Mudita Department of Oral Pathology - Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract :
Insufficient knowledge of medical chemicals and their improper use have destructive effects. Accidental exposure to chemicals on
facial tissue may result in large facial defect. For ages the tradition of piercing nose is common but improper use of unknown
chemical for piercing has deleterious effect. Mostly rhinectomy defects are acquired caused by trauma or malignant diseases.
Prosthetic rehabilitation is the preferred treatment of choice for any large rhinectomy defects as medical and surgical interventions
are ineffective in developing esthetics. Main concern with the prosthesis for such defects is retention. This article describes
rehabilitation of a patient with large size nasal defect created by chemical burn in childhood during piercing. Implant retained
customized silicone nasal prosthesis was fabricated using simple O-ring attachments and innovative modified polyamide acrylic
resin substructure acting as skeleton.
