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What do Maxillofacial prosthetists/technologists do?
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They construct prostheses and surgical appliances from prescription or from discussion with the medical team concerned with the patients rehabilitation.
All prostheses and appliances are fashioned on a cast taken from a mould of the patient. Depending on what is required the materials used will range from soft and hard plastics through to modern metals like titanium. In the case of a facial prosthesis, once it has been finished the patient is instructed in its use, care and maintenance.
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Services provided
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- Facial prostheses
- Maxillary & Jaw prostheses
- Skullplates (in titanium or acrylic)
- Intraoral splints - for emergency trauma or for elective surgery
- Orthodontic braces
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Who uses the Technical Service ?
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Patients referred from Maxillofacial, Orthodontics, Plastic, ENT, Ophthalmic, Oncology, Neurosurgery departments or direct from GPs if it's for a prosthesis.
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