Maxillofacial Materials - Then And Now

Materials presently used for maxillofacial prosthetics are improved and adequate, but not ideal. If a material has adequate strength and durability, it frequently is too hard or lacking in processing characteristics. Attempts to modify materials to improve undesirable characteristic have resulted in a decrease of desirable properties. Therefore it appears that, a single "ideal" facial prosthetic material is yet not available. Research directed towards the development of a composite prosthesis constructed of two or more materials laminated and bonded together, each having its own "ideal" characteristics, could possibly best simulate the nature while restoring the defect.

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Dr Ronauk Singh is post graduate in Prosthodontics. He is BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, he has bagged 10 university ranks. He is MDS from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University and stood first in the University. He has got plethora of articles and chapters published in various International and National publications.