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KUSTERER, Liliane Elze Falcão Lins; PARAGUASSU, Gardênia Matos; SILVA, Viviane de Sousa Moreira da  e  SARMENTO, Viviane Almeida. Rehabilitation with maxillary obturator after oncological surgery: case reports. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.4, pp. 9-16. ISSN 1808-5210.

A maxillofacial prosthesis allows the rehabilitation of patients who have suffered some type of facial mutilation. Prosthetic rehabilitation and the use of maxillary obturators after maxillectomy, with communication of the oral and nasal cavities, provide a suitable condition for swallowing and speech, ensuring a better quality of life and social reintegration of patients with surgical sequelae. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a malignant neoplasm of the salivary gland most often found in the oral cavity, especially on the palate and in the parotid region. For its part squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common malignancies in the oral cavity, predominantly in the region of the tongue and floor. It often presents as an asymptomatic bulging with a relatively slow progression, for which surgical excision, with a margin of safety, is the treatment of choice. The purpose of this paper is to report two cases of rehabilitation with a maxillary obturator prosthesis after oncologic surgery for treatment of MEC and SCC on the palate and a maxillary sinus, respectively, followed by buconasosinusal communication. The prosthesis allowed not only the recovery of an aesthetically pleasing appearance but also of function, making possible the patient's social reintegration

Palavras-chave : Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Maxillectomy; Obturator Prosthesis; Quality of Life.