Rehabilitation of Maxillary Defect Using Zygomatic Implant Retained Obturator.

Tumors involving the hard palate, maxillary sinus, or nasal cavity require maxillectomy based on the extent of the lesion. Lack of these boundaries affects the speech, esthetics, and masticatory function. Prosthetic rehabilitation of these defects can be done utilizing zygomatic implants.

A retrospective five-year survey on the treatment outcome of disclusion time reduction (DTR) therapy in treating temporomandibular dysfunction patients.

Objective: To assess the five-year long-term quality of life of patients who were treated with Disclusion Time Reduction Therapy (DTR).

Methods: Thirty occluso-muscular disorder patients responded to two questionnaires about their symptom intensities, frequencies, and pain levels that were given to the patients before DTR therapy and five years after. Both surveys were subjected to the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to compare differences in the reported intensities, frequencies, and pain levels.