K Chandrasekharan Nair¹*, Hemalatha Konka², Viswanath Gurumurthy³ and Pradeep C Dathan⁴

¹Professor Emeritus, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
²Registrar Prosthodontist, Al Harkan Dental Hospital, Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia
³Professor, Department of Dental Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, KSA, Saudi Arabia
⁴Professor and Head of the Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

*Corresponding Author: Chandrasekharan Nair K, Professor Emeritus, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Received: September 29, 2025; Published: October 24, 2025

Abstract

Nasal defects can occur due to oncologic resections, trauma, congenital situations and diseases like xeroderma pigmentosum, mucor mycosis and leprosy. Partial nasal defects are restored with plastic surgical methods and larger midfacial defects require prosthetic replacement. A careful integration of surgical and prosthetic restoration becomes the primary choice depending upon the function, aesthetics and retention requirements. Acrylic resin has been in popular use in the Indian context and it has provided satisfactory results to a large majority of patients. A case series is presented in this article where the full potential of acrylic resin was utilised as a maxillofacial restorative material. Only the facilities of a dental clinic are required for the fabrication of acrylic nasal prosthesis.

Keywords: Maxillofacial Prosthetics; Nasal Prosthesis; Acrylic Resin; Nasal Reconstruction; Midfacial Defects.

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Citation

Citation: K Chandrasekharan Nair., et al.. “Prosthetic Treatment of Nasal Defects with Acrylic Prosthesis-A Case Series".Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 9.11 (2025): 56-66.

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