Facilitation of facial prosthesis placement with tattoo markers: A clinical report

Gunay Y., Erkan M., Gurbuzer B., Karayazgan B.

JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY, cilt.97, sa.5, ss.256-260, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 97 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2007.03.007
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.256-260
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Proper repeatable alignment of an adhesive-retained auricular prosthesis may be a difficult challenge. Usually anatomical undercuts, tissue remnants, and scars are used as references to secure a facial prosthesis and provide retention and stability. Repeated application may be hindered when none of these references is present. This clinical report describes a method of using tattoo marks as references to repeatably align the facial prosthesis of a patient with a skin flap reconstruction.