Digital Obturators in Maxillectomy Cases

Tanta University7 enrolled

Overview

Using Digital approach to treat patients with maxillofacial defects without surgical intervention

Evaluating digital dental and maxillofacial obturators to artifitially close maxillofacial defects in paients with oral cancer and patients with mucormycosis fungal post covid infection. Craeting Digitized database for all patients included in the study. Recording casses with post covid infection in specific period.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Device Malfunction

Interventions

obturatorDEVICE

special maxillofacial device to close hollow defects

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- All participants in this study will be selected according to the following criteria: * Patients with maxillary defects Class I and class II Aramany Classification with completely healed tissues. * Patients' age ranging from 20 to 70 years old. * Nearly intact mandibular arch. Exclusion Criteria: \- Participants with the following criteria will be excluded from the study: * Physical or mental instability. * Completely edentulous patients. * Patients presenting allergy to materials being used. * Patients lacking compliance to maintain acceptable oral hygiene. * Patients taking radiotherapy

Locations (1)

Eman Nasr

Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Evaluation of hypernasality in speech

physiologic parameter

Time frame: one month

Evaluation of masseter muscle muscle

physiologic parameter

Time frame: three months

Evaluation of Patient Quality of Life

questionnaire

Time frame: six months

Evaluation of retention

descriptive by KP scale

Time frame: 1 day (at time of device insertion)

Obturator misfit

descriptive by Digital software

Time frame: 1 day (at time of device delivery)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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