[Immediate prosthetic reconstruction after resection of the upper jaw].

In order to determine the right time when appliance should be applied to the patient after partial, subtotal or total resection of the maxilla, represent cases treated during a six year period at the Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery of the Stomatology Faculty in Belgrade. In 11 operated patients the appliance was applied immediately after surgery and tamponade of postresection activity cavity. In 46 patients operated at other clinics it was applied more than month after surgery. Thus, 57 patients received immediate prosthetic reconstructive treatment. According to criteria of adaptability considering new appliances major differences could be observed among different groups of patients. 57 patients recovery was normal, while in 4 adaptability was slower. In 12 referral cases not a single case of normal adaptability was registered. 4 patients demonstrated slower adaptability, while in 8 patients severe adaptability problems were registered.