Rehabilitation of a young patient with palate obturator prosthesis: 11 years of follow-up

• Published in: RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia 2024-12, Vol.72
• Main Authors: Paes Júnior, Tarcisio de Arruda, Kukulka, Elisa Camargo, Lima, Beatriz Samara de Souza, Miranda, Paula Roberta Pires, Furquim, Miriam Aguiar, Almeida, Janete Dias, Nogueira Júnior, Lafayette, Gomes, Michelle de Sá dos Santos
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; por
• Subjects: Dental prosthesis; Dentistry; DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE; Diagnosis; Maxillofacial Prosthesis; Osteosarcoma
• ISSN: 1981-8637; 1981-8637
• DOI: 10.1590/1981-86372024004620240016

ABSTRACT The patient was referred to the Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo for resection of the lesion by a head and neck surgeon. Resection was performed in January 2008 and the final diagnosis was low-grade osteoblastic osteosarcoma. He was referred to the prosthetic clinic at the Institute of Science and Technology-UNESP in São José dos Campos, presenting loss of the right hemi-maxilla. The patient was rehabilitated in 2012 with a removable partial palate obturator prosthesis and then distanced himself from treatment, which caused deleterious consequences due to the inherent wear of the material and the maladaptation of the prosthesis, causing him difficulties in speaking and swallowing. After a period of 11 years, the patient returned in 2023 for follow-up and new rehabilitation, being rehabilitated with a removable partial palate obturator prosthesis, where it was possible to obtain a satisfactory maxillofacial prosthesis that provides the patient with the possibility of speaking, eating and swallowing better comfort, despite the limitations that the case presented, in addition to providing psychosocial improvement to the patient.