Effect of Maxillary Obturator on Quality of Life in Patients after Maxillary Resection

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1 Lecturer of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, cairo,Egypt

2 Lecturer of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess quality of life of patient with maxillectomy after wearing maxillary obturators using the Obturator Functioning Scale (OFS).
Methodology: Fourty patients who underwent surgical resection of the maxilla were selected, randomized into two groups. In one group, the patients were rehabilitated with a maxillary obturator that was having a silicone bulb while in the second group, they received a conventional maxillary obturator with an acrylic bulb. A questionnaire that included the indices of the Obturator Functioning Scale (OFS) was used to evaluate the functional rehabilitation of patients in the study as it was given twice to each patient; one time before fabrication of the obturator and the second time after its construction.
Results: obturator fabrication resulted in significant improvement of all the domains of the obturator functioning scale questionnaire in each group. However, on comparing the effect of both types of the obturator on the quality of life, there was no statistical significance.
Conclusion: within limitation of this study, quality of life in patients after maxillary resection could be improved using maxillary obturators

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