Prosthodontic rehabilitation of patients with Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: An update of evidence
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چکیده
Mucormycosis is a devastating disease with serious manifestations in the affected individuals. It spreads through angioinvasion, and spores have high affinity for olfactory epithelium, pterygomandibular raphe of immunocompromised patients. Surgical debridement invaded structures leads to extensive defects, which need prosthodontic rehabilitation improve quality life This article compilation data presented literature showcase patients who were treated maxillary obturators manage post mucormycosis intraoral defects. Lacunae presentation clinical cases future recommendations also been discussed brief.
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Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: an update.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Mucormycoses are a group of invasive infections caused by filamentous fungi of the Mucoraceae family, with the rhinocerebral form of the disease being the most common in large case series. In the present paper we review the characteristics of the rhinocerebral form of the disease. EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION SOURCES The present review is based on the analysis of the cur...
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عنوان ژورنال: IP Annals of prosthodontics and restorative dentistry
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2581-4796']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.aprd.2023.024