Prosthodontic rehabilitation of mandibular discontinuity post-luminal type ameloblastoma using direct metal laser-sintering printed preci-vertix attachment and cast partial denture--A case report

The Indian subcontinent has the highest prevalence of orofacial cancer, according to WHO statistics. Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or combination therapies are commonly administered treatment modalities for the treatment of oral cancer. The degree of disability and complexity of prosthetic rehabilitation is usually influenced by the size and location of the defect. Ameloblastomas are anatomically benign but locally invasive odontogenic tumors most frequently located in the mandible. The surgical resection of the tumor with safety margins is the gold standard of care. Postsurgical defects generate significant morbidity that needs reconstruction and prosthodontic rehabilitation to restore oral functions. This case report describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of a 45-year-old male after the resection of a mandibular ameloblastoma. The lesion was excised by segmental mandibulectomy followed by reconstruction plate placement. Rehabilitation was achieved by direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS) printed preci-vertix attachment and cast partial denture (CPD).