Presurgical maxillectomy prosthesis

The use of the presurgical maxillary prosthesis in patients undergoing maxillectomy procedures for cancer greatly decreases the general morbidity connected with the procedure and aids the patient to adjust both physiologically and psychologically following the operation. Excellent speech quality and oral function can be attained almost universally. The historical, surgical, and prosthetic considerations concerning the presurgical maxillary prosthesis have been discussed, and the treatment of a patient is described to demonstrate the surgical and prosthetic principles involved in the management of cancer of the maxilla.