Maxillofacial Prosthodontics

Maxillofacial Prosthodontics is a branch of dentistry that focuses on treating patients with facial, jaw, and soft-tissue abnormalities or impairments. Custom-made prostheses may replace lost bone or tissue in many situations and return oral functions like swallowing, speaking, and chewing back to patients. Prosthetic implants may be used to either position or protect face components for those undergoing radiation treatment.

ENTs, otolaryngologists, oral surgeons, plastic surgeons, neurologists, radiation oncologists, speech pathologists, and anaplastologists are all part of the team that Maxillofacial Prosthodontists work with. Our maxillofacial prosthodontists at Pacific Northwest Prosthodontics deliver compassionate treatment to individuals in need.

What Is Maxillofacial Prosthodontics?

Patients born with a deformity or disability exacerbated by illness or trauma might benefit from Maxillofacial Prosthetics, a specialization of Prosthodontics. Prosthetics help restore oral functions like swallowing, speaking, and chewing compromised by missing bone or tissue. Cosmetic and social considerations may lead to a face or body prosthesis recommendation. Prosthetic implants may be used to either position or protect face components for those undergoing radiation treatment.

Patients who need prosthetic care are often people injured in an accident, have had diseased tissues surgically removed, or have a neuromuscular ailment like ALS or a stroke that affects their muscles. In certain cases, children are born without fully developed ears, teeth, or palates, requiring specific treatment. Maxillofacial prosthodontic care specialists collaborate to provide the best possible care for patients. All maxillofacial prosthesis therapy aims to improve the quality of life for the patient.

The use of these prosthetics in conjunction with more typical dental treatments helps to improve oral health, function, and aesthetics. They can provide this level of comprehensive treatment because of their extensive expertise in difficult oral rehabilitation. Contact a Maxillofacial Prosthodontist in Spokane at Pacific Northwest Prosthodontics if you think you need help.

Head and Neck Prosthetics

For functional, aesthetic, and psychological reasons, our specialists work with a multidisciplinary team to construct custom-made prosthetic eyes, ears, nose, and midfacial prostheses. We also offer prosthetics for oral functions, including speaking, chewing, and swallowing. Her practice is frequently seen in adults and children with congenital conditions such as auricular microtia and cleft lip and palate.

Radiation and Oncology Treatments

Our specialist works with head and neck cancer patients before, during, and after radiation and chemotherapy. Damage to the head and neck might occur even if no malignancy is present. During treatment, our specialist designs positioning devices to keep these parts safe.

Neuromuscular Disorders

Patients with ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease, stroke, and other neuromuscular illnesses see our specialist.  In conjunction with an anaplastologist, the maxillofacial prosthodontist creates personalized prosthetics for the face and body using medical-grade silicone and unique acrylics. Custom-painted to resemble human skin, eyeballs, and intraoral tissues, these masterpieces are one-of-a-kind.

Extraoral Prosthesis

  • Replaces the eye with an artificial one
  • Replaces the eye and its surrounding tissues with an Orbital Prosthesis
  • Replace the auricle with an auricular prosthesis
  • Replace the nose with a nasal prosthesis
  • Replaces a portion of the face that may include several structures using a midfacial prosthesis
  • A somatic prosthesis may replace fingers, hands, and other body parts.
  • Protection of normal tissues and beam attenuation are the primary functions of a radiation shield during treatment.

Intraoral Prosthesis

  • It covers the palate when the maxilla (upper jaw) is lost partially or completely and is utilized post-surgery to achieve closure.
  • Final and Interim In cases of partial or whole maxillary loss or cleft palate, the obturator covers and replaces teeth and gums and has an extension that shuts the defect or hole, enabling swallowing, chewing, and speaking to be easier.
  • To speak, the soft palate must be in the right posture.
  • Expansion of the palatine bone (Drop) for speaking, the prosthetic palatal position is altered.
  • The Mandibular Resection Prosthesis replaces a missing section of the jawbone with an artificial one for better chewing and facial symmetry.
  • For individuals with xerostomia caused by drugs, radiation treatment, or other medical issues, Fluoride Carrier is a tray loaded with Fluoride gel.
  • Patients with scleroderma benefit from the Commissure Splint, which minimizes postsurgical scar contraction (microstomia).
  • Protects the salivary glands and healthy tissues in the mouth during radiation treatment by wearing a shield

What Are the Benefits of Using Maxillofacial Prosthodontics?

Why choose Pacific Northwest Prosthodontics for your maxillofacial issues?

  • We help in proper organ repair and function restoration
  • You’ll receive the benefits from a cosmetic standpoint
  • We assist the sufferer in regaining their self-confidence

Maintaining proper hygienic care of prostheses after surgery and following the dentists' recommendations are necessary if you want your prosthesis to last as long as possible. Prosthetic dislocation is possible. Thus, frequent checkups are essential.

Multidisciplinary dentistry at Pacific Northwest Prosthodontics provides complete dental treatment by combining regular and specialty dentists. Our team includes maxillofacial prosthodontists and experts in maxillofacial prostheses. We provide comprehensive services that span the whole treatment process from design to final assembly, surgery, and ongoing care utilizing cutting-edge prosthetic technology. Aside from the greatest possible treatment results, our goal has been to ensure patient happiness, which has resulted in an increase in self-confidence and a better quality of life for the patients we treat.

Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Treat the Following Conditions

Prosthodontics treatment for a variety of disorders is possible with maxillofacial prosthodontics:

  • Surgery to treat cancer of the head and neck
  • Treatment-related side effects, including radiation and chemotherapy
  • Inborn errors in development, such as microcephaly, which results in an abnormally small head
  • Trauma to the head and neck (trauma)
  • Cancer, trauma, and congenital birth deficiencies prosthodontics
  • Our prosthetics team replaces missing or injured facial, head, and neck components.

Ears, Nose, Teeth, and Surrounding Tissue

Our speech therapists will help you if you are experiencing trouble speaking, eating, or swallowing (speech-language pathologists).

Radiation Therapy Positioning Devices

To keep your mouth, teeth, and surrounding tissues in the greatest possible posture during radiation therapy, you will need positioning equipment. We use unique positioning devices to protect healthy tissue nearby to move your tongue away from the radiation beams. See Pacific Northwest Prosthodontics so you can find out about our treatments (or whatever you are looking for).

Care For Cancer of the Head and Neck Is Widely Respected on a Global Scale

Pacific Northwest Prosthodontics provides world-class treatment for head and neck cancer. Anaplastology and prosthodontics are their specialties (customizing prosthetics, including facial prosthetics). They provide the most up-to-date treatment to keep you able to eat, talk, and swallow. Pacific Northwest Prosthodontics - check out our website to learn more about our treatments and doctors.

We offer a well-coordinated approach for prompt treatment if you need maxillofacial prosthodontics. Regularly, our doctors conduct board meetings, where our world-renowned cancer specialists get together to design therapies. We assist you with maxillofacial prosthodontic rehabilitation or other therapies you need. Contact us today and let us help you achieve the smile you’ve always dreamed of.