Computer-assisted maxillofacial prosthodontics: a new treatment protocol.

Purpose: This article presents a new treatment protocol in maxillofacial prosthodontics.

Materials And Methods: A case report of a patient suffering from an orbital defect after tumor resection is presented. To explain the treatment protocol, the procedure of fabricating an implant-retained orbital prosthesis for this patient is discussed.

[Cooperation between the dentist and the dental technician].

In prosthetic dentistry the final result is mainly determined by the co-operation within the team: the dentist, the implantologist, the dental technician and the patient. The technician is more and more involved in the composition and colouring of the dental restorations. In many laboratories a dental unit is available to maximise the co-operation and to involve the patient if necessary.