Impact of Prosthodontic Treatment on the Oral Health-related Quality of Life in Mucormycosis Patient: A Case Report

Mucormycosis is a fulminant fungal infection that occurs most often in diabetic and immunocompromised patients, including those with hematologic malignancies. Patients with maxillary resections present a challenge situation for the maxillofacial prosthodontist. Prosthodontic rehabilitation of such p...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2018-10, Vol.10 (10), p.e3493
Main Authors: Inbarajan, Athiban, Natarajan, Shanmuganathan, Thirumalai Thangarajan, Saravanan, Seenivasan, Madhankumar, Banu, Fathima, Anand Kumar, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood cancer
Case reports
Defects
Diabetes
Disability
Fistula
Fungal infections
Mental health
Miscellaneous
Oral hygiene
Patients
Phonetics
Prostheses
Psychology
Quality Improvement
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Teeth
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Summary:Mucormycosis is a fulminant fungal infection that occurs most often in diabetic and immunocompromised patients, including those with hematologic malignancies. Patients with maxillary resections present a challenge situation for the maxillofacial prosthodontist. Prosthodontic rehabilitation of such patients presents a significant challenge in restoring speech, deglutition and mastication, and respiration. This report discusses the impact of post-surgical management of mucormycosis patient with prosthodontic treatment and evaluating the oral health-related quality of life using the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.3493