Prosthetic approach using titanium mesh for rehabilitation of frontal bone defect: A Case Report

The cosmetic and functional disabilities following radical surgery for traumatic injuries are significant and disabling. Definitive reconstruction should be performed wherever possible as part of the ablative procedure. When definitive reconstruction is coordinated and combined with maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation, head and neck defects can be restored to near-normal function and appearance in many cases. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has been extensively used as a dental prosthetic and as a cranial-bone substitute for years.It is a very reliable thermoplastic that can be prefabricated or even molded intraoperatively to create an adequate prosthesis. From this case report, we propose to describe some personal points of view concerning the repair of large cranial defects, incoperating titanium mesh in PMMA to fabricate the definitive prosthesis.