Maxillofacial rehabilitation of orbital rhabdomyosarcoma exenteration: A clinical report

Gopala Abhishek; Anoop Nair; Reshma Kulkarni; Abhisikta Chakrabarty; K P Divakar; Pavan Kulkarni

doi:10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_175_23

Maxillofacial rehabilitation of orbital rhabdomyosarcoma exenteration: A clinical report

J Cancer Res Ther. 2024 Jan 22. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_175_23. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Gopala Abhishek¹, Anoop Nair², Reshma Kulkarni², Abhisikta Chakrabarty³, K P Divakar⁴, Pavan Kulkarni⁵

Affiliations

¹ PhD Research Scholar, Department of Prosthodontics, GDC&RI, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
² Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, GDC&RI, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
³ PhD Research Scholar, Department of Oral Pathology, GDC&RI, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
⁴ Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, ESIC DC, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India.
⁵ Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, ESIC DC, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 38261421
DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_175_23

Abstract

Maxillofacial rehabilitation of an orbital defect plays a crucial role in enhancing the esthetics of the facial defect. The eye is a vital organ, the loss of which requires a customized approach for post-defect rehabilitation. Advanced treatment option such as implant-supported orbital prosthesis has a superior outcome in terms of retention and esthetics, but due to economic factor, it is not affordable for all patients. This case report describes a simplified rehabilitation technique for a patient with an orbital defect where retention is achieved by spectacles and satisfactory esthetics are obtained.