Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of Rhino-Cerebral Mucormycosis Patient - A Case Report

Dr. Jincy G, Dr. Shalini Joshi, Dr. T. Ritushree

Abstract: Due to the lethal trifecta of COVID-19 infection, diabetes, and widespread corticosteroid use, mucormycosis - a uncommon fungal infection associated with diabetes is becoming quite common. The article's case study explains prosthetic rehabilitation for a deformity resulting from a maxillectomy. The case report focuses on the prosthetic rehabilitation of individuals who have developed maxillectomy abnormalities following COVID-19 infection-related mucormycotic necrosis, as well as strategies to address associated comorbidities such as tissue deficiency. The patient undergoing the maxillectomy had uncontrolled blood sugar levels and a COVID-19 contraction, which resulted in a superinfection of mucormycosis. The case study describes a method for creating hollow obturator prosthesis using a lost salt approach and a functional impression technique to get retention and support from the remaining soft and hard tissues in order to address complications such as a lack of supporting structures. Depending on the clinical obstacles faced, prosthetic rehabilitation in such difficult instances must be modified.

Keywords: maxillectomy, lost salt technique, functional impression