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Volume 3 Issue 1 (January - March, 2015)

Case Reports

FABRICATION OF A CUSTOM RESIN ARTIFICIAL EYE FOR REHABILITATION OF A BEAR MAULED PATIENT- A CASE REPORT
Sahil Sarin, Renu Gupta, R.P. Luthra, Vikas Sharma, Rahul Ahirrao

Department of Prosthodontics, HP Government Dental College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Ocular trauma can be caused by road traffic accidents, falls, assaults, or work- related accidents, but it very seldom it may be due to animal attacks. Bear attacks are relatively rare, but frequent enough to be of concern for those who are in bear habitats. Disfigurement associated with loss of an eye in cases of animal attacks can cause significant psychological and emotional problems. The fundamental objective in restoring such defects is to enable the patient to cope better with the difficult process of rehabilitation after an enucleation or evisceration. A sequence of steps for construction of a custom-made resin ocular prosthesis is outlined in this case report.

Keywords: Ocular prosthesis, Artificial eye, Prosthetic rehabilitation.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Sahil Sarin, Department of Prosthodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Email: sahil_sarin_87@yahoo.com
This article may be cited as: Sarin S, Gupta R, Luthra RP, Sharma V, Ahirrao R.  Fabrication of a Custom Resin Artificial Eye for Rehabilitation of a Bear Mauled Patient- A Case Report. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(1):160-164.

 
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