RATIONALE Sinonasal inverted papilloma (IP) is a locally aggressive tumor found in the schneiderian membrane, lining the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of a 63-year-old woman with undifferentiated carcinoma (UC) arising in an IP in the left maxillary sinus. DIAGNOSES The preoperative diagnosis was IP of the maxillary sinus. INTERVENTIONS We performed...

Odontogenic carcinomas of the maxilla are classified as malignant ameloblastoma, ameloblastic carcinoma, or primary intraosseous carcinoma. The term ameloblastic carcinoma is used to describe those ameloblastomas in which there is histological evidence of malignancy in the primary, recurrent, or metastatic tumour. The maxilla is an unusual site for ameloblastoma. This report is of a patient wit...

This retrospective study involved Japanese patients with prostheses supported by Brånemark implants following maxillectomy. Questionnaires were sent to 75 institutions, and data on 19 patients were collected from 8 institutions. The mean age of patients at the time of implant placement was 64.2 years (range 22 to 82 years). The mean follow-up time was 27.6 months. Of the 81 implants placed, 16 ...

The fabrication of an obturator prosthesis is crucial for the closure partial Maxillectomy defects caused by Post COVID Mucormycosis as it improves speech, appearance, acceptability due to better mastication without nasal regurgitation, and overall health status quality life patient. Patients who cannot undergo fixed prosthetic rehabilitation using implants may benefit from attachment retained ...

Maxillary ameloblastoma is quite rare especially the one that outcomes facial deformity. Eighty-five percent of ameloblastoma cases happen to the mandible, mostly in the molar-ascending area. About 15% of ameloblastomas occur in maxilla. We are reporting a maxillary ameloblastoma case of an Indonesian patient. Bilateral Weber Ferguson approach was performed to facilitate total maxillectomy and ...

Patients who have undergone maxillectomy as a result of carcinoma or facial trauma have facial disfigurement, i.e., associated with long-term psychosocial effects. Prosthetic rehabilitation of such patient becomes difficult due to numerous clinical and technical problems.1 Obturator prosthesis remains the treatment of choice over surgical reconstruction due to ease of fabrication and maintainan...