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JOURNAL OF INDIAN PROSTHODONTIC SOCIETY
Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 214-218Publisher
WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.4103/jips.jips_301_19
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Functional rehabilitation; lip necrosis; mechanically retained; silicone
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Prosthetic rehabilitation plays a crucial role in restoring patients with facial defects to normalcy. Although comprising a small proportion, lip defect plays a pivotal role in drastically diminishing the quality of life of the patient, both functionally and socially, with dwindling confidence and self-esteem. Patients may experience speech impairment, uncontrolled drooling, and unesthetic appearance. In addition, constant exposure of tissues to air leads to drying and crusting of lips. This rare case report of a patient with partial lip necrosis describes her functional, mechanically retained prosthetic rehabilitation, which improved phonetics, esthetics, and function without the need of additional retentive features, increasing convenience and ease of use by the patient and at the same time cutting down cost.
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