PROSTHETIC REHABILITATION OF MAXILLOFACIAL DEFECTS WITH AN IMMEDIATE APPROACH: AN IMPACT FACTOR ON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISPOSITION

The patients with maxillofacial deformity experience unique disruption in the normal oral/craniofacial environment and functions, which are the result of congenital, traumatic or surgical insults. This has negative impact on the psychological disposition of patients, especially, if defect also affects esthetic. In this aspect, Maxillofacial Prosthetics aim to attain the optimal evolutionary functions, such as speech and swallowing, and normalcy, most sought after. Modifying routine dental procedures, the dentist can create an interim prosthesis with immediate approach to cover defect created by missing tissue to regain optimal/suboptimal functions. This paper presents the role of interim prosthesis fabrication with an immediate approach as a positive impact factor on psychological disposition of maxillofacial patient.