A simplified approach to rehabilitate an ocular defect: Ocular prosthesis
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A simplified approach to rehabilitate an ocular defect: Ocular prosthesis
A 42-year-old male patient complaint with missing right eye was referred to the Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge. This patient was seeking artificial eye replacement. On careful clinical examination, a defect with a shrunken orbit and intact tissue bed was found in the patient. As the patient was economically very poor, modified stock ocular prosthesis was advised. To rehabilit...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0972-4052
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4052.179260