Background:

the injuries of the solid craniofacial exist from evolution of the man, which has brought therefore the need to create means to mask defects or to restore the lost organ.

Objective:

to characterize the patients with oral-maxillofacial defects.

Methods:

an observational, descriptive and transverse study was carried out from January, 2015 to May, 2018, in patients with oral-maxillofacial defects attended in the department dentistry prosthesis of the University Polyclinic Julio Antonio Mella of the city of Camagüey. The universe was constituted by 13 patients older than 20 years of age of both sexes cross-referred of the University Hospital Manuel Ascunce Domenech and Provincial University Oncological Hospital María Curie.

Results:

in relation to the patients with maxillofacial defects rehabilitated according to age and sex, prevailed the group 60 to 79 years, as well as the masculine sex. According to type and etiology of the defect, the nasal and the oncological was a superior with 7 patients respectively. According to type of defect oral-maxillofacial and prosthetic experience, the type of nasal defect had priority as well as the prosthetic favorable experience in 8 patients.

Conclusions:

the masculine patients predominated along with the older than 60 years old. The oral-maxillofacial defects most rehabilitated were the nasal and those of oncological causes. There was a tall index of favorable experience with the use of the prostheses.

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