Maxillofacial+Prosthetist

= Maxillofacial Prosthetist  =

This is a surgical doctor, often with a background in Dentistry. This doctor primarily works in oral surgeries, cancer, opthalmic and burns units within hospitals (Valauri, 1982). They reconstruct the faces of patients who have had oral cancer (in this case), through the replacement of missing soft tissue, repositioning of misplaced bone, bone grafting and restoration of contour. They are involved in explaining to the patients the type of restoration they will be undergoing and the time frame this will take place in.

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