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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2019; 40(S 01): S148-S151
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_256_17
Case Report

An Alternate Method of Fabrication of an Obturator in a Patient Diagnosed with Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy

Kanchan P Dholam
Department of Dental and Prosthetic Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
,
Gurkaran Preet Singh
Department of Dental and Prosthetic Services, Tata Memorial Centre- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (TMC-ACTREC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Sandeep V Gurav
Department of Dental and Prosthetic Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
,
Arati A Shinde
Department of Dental and Prosthetic Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
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Abstract

The quality of treatment and rehabilitation for the pediatric head and neck cancer patient has greatly improved due to interdisciplinary management. Surgical resection of maxilla leads to functional impairment which can be adequately restored with an obturator. However, its fabrication can be challenging in a pediatric patient. A simple, practical, and time-saving procedural modification in the fabrication of obturator in a patient diagnosed with rare melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy has been presented.

Keywords

Interdisciplinary care - melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy - modification - obturator - time-saving


Publication History

Article published online:
24 May 2021

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