Somato-Prosthetics in Chile: Facial and Craniofacial Prosthetic Care
Access specialized care in maxillofacial, ocular, and obturator prostheses to help restore anatomical support and function following surgery or trauma.
What is Somato-Prosthetics?
Somato-prosthetics or maxillofacial prosthetics is the dental discipline dedicated to the functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of facial and oral structures lost to oncological surgeries, congenital conditions, or severe trauma.
Through individualized prosthetic appliances crafted from biocompatible medical silicones and acrylic resins, specialists restore oral, ocular, nasal, or auricular tissues, helping support essential daily functions such as swallowing, speech resonance, and tissue protection.
When to consult a maxillofacial prosthetics specialist?
Clinical situations and post-surgical defects where prosthetic devices help rebuild anatomical continuity.
Loss of eye or anophthalmic socket
Requirement for an ocular prosthesis following enucleation, evisceration, or eye injury.
Nasal or ear defects
Partial or total absence of the nose or ear caused by surgical resection or congenital absence.
Oro-nasal communication after palate surgery
Passage of liquids or food into the nasal cavity due to surgical defects in the hard palate.
Speech difficulty from velopharyngeal issues
Nasal air leakage during speech after structural alterations of the soft palate.
Midface defects after oncological resection
Post-maxillectomy complications requiring structural prosthetic support for chewing and swallowing.
Follow-up or replacement of existing facial prosthesis
Adjustment, regular maintenance, or renewal of current maxillofacial prosthetic devices.
Somato-Prosthetic Procedures and Appliances
Personalized reconstruction of facial and palatal structures using custom biocompatible materials.
Find your Somato-Prosthetics clinic
Find specialized clinics and maxillofacial prosthetists in Chile for your personalized clinical evaluation and custom prosthetic rehabilitation.
Frequently Asked Questions about Somato-Prosthetics
Clinical guidance and essential care instructions for maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation.