RECONSTRUCTION WITH ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS IN CANCER PATIENTS: ITS IMPORTANCE IN DENTISTRY

Abstract

Facial maxillofacial prosthesis (P.B.M.F) is a specialty of dentistry responsible for oral, facial and functional rehabilitation with extraoral and intraoralintraoral prostheses of patients with maxillofacial defects. The shortage of specialized professionals is critical, as during the treatment of a malignant neoplasm, loss of facial structure may occur, where the specialized professional has the possibility of prosthetically rehabilitating the lost part, be it the eyeball, oculopalpebral, auricular, nasal, palate obturator aimed at improving the patient's self-esteem and social reintegration. Contact with the discipline is important for the evolution of the specialty, as well as the interest of undergraduates and students. P.B.M.F plays an important role in the social reintegration of a patient mutilated by oral neoplasia today. The advancement of aesthetic dentistry came with the need to enhance a more beautiful, harmonious and younger appearance of a patient who meets beauty standards. On the other hand, the patient with the loss of part of the face he fought for, with a diagnosis that threatened his life, seeks to become inconspicuous in the crowd. The objective of this work is to carry out a literature review exposing the need for professionals and academics to contact the P.B.M.F. and the types of prostheses used. The methodology was based on data taken from the Scielo, Pubmed and Google Scholar platforms over the last 10 years, with articles found that were mostly case reports. Maxillofacial prosthesis is a branch of dental prosthesis associated with the restoration and/or replacement of stomatognathic and craniofacial structures with prostheses, which may or may not be removed regularly or electively.