WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Marwa Mohamed Elameen Ibrahim Ali and *Weam Ibrahim

ABSTRACT

Background: One of the most important structures in the midface areas is the maxilla which separates the oral, antral, and orbital cavities provide support to the globes, lower eyelids, cheeks, lips, and nose. Management of head and neck cancer may influence patients? jaws, tongue, throat, salivary glands, and/or the sensory parts of the head and neck. Subsequent to surgical resection of the cancerous tissues, patients may deal functional problems, which may influence their speech, mastication, swallowing. Additionally surgical treatment may lead to change in the patient?s appearance which affect their social and professional life, this ends up by a negative impact on their psychological as well as social quality of life. Part of the functional complications may get better after maxillofacial-prosthodontics rehabilitation. this consequently will improve the quality of life for these patients. Objectives: Assess quality of life of patient with maxillectomy after wearing maxillary obturators. Conclusion: The prosthetic rehabilitation is crucial to enhancing the quality of life of patients after maxillectomy. Prosthetic rehabilitation persists an applicable treatment that improving the quality of life. Nevertheless, the choice is headed for a surgical-prosthetic symbiosis, which makes it possible to balance for the limit of each technique when used alone.

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