Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, July 1st, 2007
Maxillary reconstruction still remains an area of controversy in Head and Neck Surgery. In the past the main method of rehabilitation involved prosthesis with an obturator which often produced very acceptable results considering the extent of the ablative surgery. The operation was simpler and could be accomplished in relatively shorter time and also the defect could be inspected to detect the presence of recurrence at an earlier stage. Very little research had been done on the quality of life outcomes in this group and it is still uncertain how patients cope with this form of prosthetic rehab...
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