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JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS-IMPLANT ESTHETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE DENTISTRY
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages E826-E829Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jopr.12981
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Maxillofacial prosthetic silicone; partial auricular prosthesis; polyvinyl chloride sheet; spectrophotometer
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Partial auricular prosthesis fabrication presents a more complex challenge than complete ear fabrication, with added aspects of merging/camouflaging a larger prosthetic marginal area, pattern try-in, and compromised retention. Better alternatives are excision of the remnant ear to make an implant-retained complete ear prosthesis or surgical reconstruction of the missing ear portion. Both need additional surgery/ies and expenses, neither of which may be acceptable to the patient. This report describes a prosthesis fabrication approach for such patients. This approach does not require implants or adhesives for retention. Issues of marginal camouflage and pattern trial were also addressed satisfactorily.
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