상악의 악성 종양에 대한 치료로서 상악골 절제술이 시행되며 필연적으로 이것은 환자 구개부에 결손부를 생성한다. 이로 인해 안모의 변형, 연하, 저작, 발음 등 다양한 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 상악골 절제술 후 이런 문제들을 극복하기 위해 외과적 재건 또는 보철적 치료가 치료 방법으로 선택될 수 있으나 대부분의 상악골 절제술 환자에서 구강악안면 재건의 방법으로 구개폐쇄장치가 더 선호된다. 본 증례는 Aramany 분류 II급에 해당하는 상악골 부분 절제술을 시행한 환자에게 구개폐쇄장치의 유지와 안정을 얻고 모든 기존의 금관수복물을 유지할 수 있는 swing-lock attachment를 사용하여 수복한 임상과정 및 결과에 관하여 보고하고자 한다.
Maxillectomy is a treatment option for maxillary cancer, which leaves the patient with a palatal defect. It may cause problems with facial deformation, swallowing, mastication, and speech. These functional problems and changes in appearance may result in psychological problems. To control these deficits after maxillectomy, surgical reconstruction or prosthodontic treatment can be chosen as a treatment option. Obturator prosthesis has been used as a preferred method of rehabilitation for most maxillectomy patients. This case is a patient who was classified Aramany classification II hemi-maxillectomy patient with residual teeth from #11-25, whose teeth had substantial labioversion and clinically lengthened from alveolar bone involution, thus making it hard to select proper framework design and resist to the rotational dislodging force of the obturator. Therefore we selected swing-lock attachment design to remain pre-existing crown and bridges and obtain retention and stability of obturator. The swing-lock RPD is economical than the conventional RPD because we can remain pre-existing crown and bridges. And residual teeth which have mobility and poor prognosis can be successfully retained through properly designed swing-lock RPD as it is functioning as a removable splint on the teeth.
