Maxillofacial Prosthodontics involves the rehabilitation of patients with defects or deficits of the face, jaws and surrounding soft tissue that may have occurred through development, trauma or disease. In many cases, custom-made prostheses can replace missing areas of bone or tissue and restore oral functions such as swallowing, speech, and chewing.

Intraoral Prosthesis

• Surgical Obturator Prosthesis: covers the palate after partial or total loss of the maxilla (upper jaw);used after surgery to provide closure
• Interim and Definitive Obturator: covers the palate after partial or total loss of maxilla or due to cleft palate; restores teeth and gums and has an extension which closes the defect or hole, facilitating swallowing, eating, chewing, and speaking
• Palatal Lift Prosthesis: helps soft palate assume correct position for speech
• Palatal Augmentation (Drop) Prosthesis: alters palatal position prosthetically for speech
• Mandibular Resection Prosthesis: replaces a portion of the jaw that has been lost and restores gums and teeth for improved mastication and facial esthetics
• Fluoride Carrier: tray filled with Fluoride gel for patients with xerostomia from medications, radiation therapy, or certain medical conditions
• Commissure Splint: effective in association with surgery to reduce postsurgical scar contraction (microstomia); patients with scleroderma also benefit from this treatment
• Shielding worn during radiation therapy to protect intraoral healthy tissues and salivary glands

We at Smita Dental Care Centre Vashi Navi Mumbai/ Excel Dent Clinic Vashi Navi Mumbai are specialised in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics.