Rehabilitation with obturator prosthesis in a patient undergoing surgical excision of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma: case report

Authors

  • Jessica Victoria Lemos de Oliveira Universidade do Estado do Amazonas
  • Dra. Jessica Mie Ferreira Koyama Takahashi Associate Professor, Dentistry Course, Amazonas State University (UEA), Manaus-AM, Brazil
  • Dr. Francisco Pantoja Braga Associate Professor, Dentistry Course, Amazonas State University
  • Dra. Brigitte Nichthauser Associate Professor, Dentistry Course, Amazonas State University (UEA) 69065-001 Manaus-AM, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2317-6032.2025v29n1.74589

Keywords:

Rhabdomyosarcoma, Surgical intervention, Dental prosthesis planning, Rehabilitation

Abstract

The oral rehabilitation process in patients undergoing surgical intervention is an essential factor for the functional, aesthetic and anatomical restoration of compromised teeth. In this case report, rehabilitation was performed by means of the construction of a palatal obturator prosthesis, after surgical excision of Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), which is characterized as a malignant soft tissue tumor, uncommon in adults, and corresponds to less than 4% of cases. The rehabilitation process was based on a treatment plan that involves other specialties of dentistry, approaching the mutilated patient in an integrative and humanized way, in order to, in fact, restore health and quality of life. For rehabilitation, it was decided to construct a total obturator prosthesis, with an adaptation around the only dental element in the upper arch. It is concluded that rehabilitation using obturator prostheses represents a valid modality, bringing satisfactory results for functional, aesthetic and anatomical restoration in patients who present with oral-sinus communication.

Author Biographies

  • Dra. Jessica Mie Ferreira Koyama Takahashi, Associate Professor, Dentistry Course, Amazonas State University (UEA), Manaus-AM, Brazil
    The oral rehabilitation process in patients undergoing surgical intervention is an essential factor for the functional, aesthetic and anatomical restoration of compromised teeth. In this case report, rehabilitation was performed by means of the construction of a palatal obturator prosthesis, after surgical excision of Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), which is characterized as a malignant soft tissue tumor, uncommon in adults, and corresponds to less than 4% of cases. The rehabilitation process was based on a treatment plan that involves other specialties of dentistry, approaching the mutilated patient in an integrative and humanized way, in order to, in fact, restore health and quality of life. For rehabilitation, it was decided to construct a total obturator prosthesis, with an adaptation around the only dental element in the upper arch. It is concluded that rehabilitation using obturator prostheses represents a valid modality, bringing satisfactory results for functional, aesthetic and anatomical restoration in patients who present with oral-sinus communication.
  • Dr. Francisco Pantoja Braga, Associate Professor, Dentistry Course, Amazonas State University

    The oral rehabilitation process in patients undergoing surgical intervention is an essential factor for the functional, aesthetic and anatomical restoration of compromised teeth. In this case report, rehabilitation was performed by means of the construction of a palatal obturator prosthesis, after surgical excision of Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), which is characterized as a malignant soft tissue tumor, uncommon in adults, and corresponds to less than 4% of cases. The rehabilitation process was based on a treatment plan that involves other specialties of dentistry, approaching the mutilated patient in an integrative and humanized way, in order to, in fact, restore health and quality of life. For rehabilitation, it was decided to construct a total obturator prosthesis, with an adaptation around the only dental element in the upper arch. It is concluded that rehabilitation by means of obturator prostheses represents a valid modality, bringing satisfactory results for the functional, aesthetic and anatomical restoration in patients with oroantral communication.

  • Dra. Brigitte Nichthauser, Associate Professor, Dentistry Course, Amazonas State University (UEA) 69065-001 Manaus-AM, Brazil
    The oral rehabilitation process in patients undergoing surgical intervention is an essential factor for the functional, aesthetic and anatomical restoration of compromised teeth. In this case report, rehabilitation was performed by means of the construction of a palatal obturator prosthesis, after surgical excision of Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), which is characterized as a malignant soft tissue tumor, uncommon in adults, and corresponds to less than 4% of cases. The rehabilitation process was based on a treatment plan that involves other specialties of dentistry, approaching the mutilated patient in an integrative and humanized way, in order to, in fact, restore health and quality of life. For rehabilitation, it was decided to construct a total obturator prosthesis, with an adaptation around the only dental element in the upper arch. It is concluded that rehabilitation using obturator prostheses represents a valid modality, bringing satisfactory results for functional, aesthetic and anatomical restoration in patients who present with oral-sinus communication.

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Published

2026-07-24

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Vol. 29 No. 1 (2025): Fluxo contínuo

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How to Cite

Lemos de Oliveira, J. V., Ferreira Koyama Takahashi, J. M., Pantoja Braga, F., & Nichthauser, B. (2026). Rehabilitation with obturator prosthesis in a patient undergoing surgical excision of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma: case report. Revista Brasileira de Ciências Da Saúde, 29(1). https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2317-6032.2025v29n1.74589

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