Artículos de revistas
Aesthetic and functional ocular rehabilitation
Date
2005-09-01Registration in:
Oral Oncology Extra, v. 41, n. 8, p. 162-164, 2005.
10.1016/j.ooe.2005.04.002
2-s2.0-23944433884
2-s2.0-23944433884.pdf
9719883814872582
0000-0002-3800-3050
Author
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
School of Dentistry-FISA
Institutions
Abstract
The ocular losses are embarrassing to the bearer because they commit the face which has the essential organs for the human relationship. The present study shows the multidiscipline interaction in the treatment of a child who lost his left eye victim of a fire gun and needed an ocular plastic surgery for a correct prosthesis insertion. The ocular prosthesis fills in the ocular cavity simulating the facial growth and restoring its symmetry. Therefore, there are aesthetics, anatomic and physiological improvement on the child's face that allows her to be reinstated in society without being discriminated for her differences. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.