Methods for attaching and holding facial prostheses must be as invisible as possible to make them aesthetically pleasing. Using tissue undercuts or attaching the prosthesis to the patient s eyeglasses or dentures can help mechanically retain the device. Endosseous implants placed in surrounding facial bone to help anchor different facial prostheses have been widely used. Implants in the mastoid process retain auricular prostheses. A bar with magnets is screwed to mastoid implants in order to retain a right artificial ear.
Ocular prosthesis replaces a missing right eye.
An artificial nose is attached with medical-grade adhesive. A defect in the medial portion of the hard palate is pictured. Two bars screwed to 4 implants retain the obturator. Scar band formed by the muco-dermal junction helps retain the maxillary obturator. Soft palate defect and a speech bulb that is attached to the maxillary denture are depicted.