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CASE REPORT
Finger prosthesis: a boon to handicapped
  1. Ridhima Gupta1,
  2. Lakshya Kumar2,
  3. Jitendra Rao2,
  4. Kamleshwar Singh2
  1. 1Department of Prosthodontics, IDST, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. 2Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Lakshya Kumar, lakshya79{at}yahoo.com

Summary

This is a clinical case report of a 52-year-old male patient with four partially missing fingers of the left hand. The article describes the clinical and laboratory procedure of making prosthesis with modern silicone material. A wax pattern was fabricated using the right hand of the patient. A special type of wax was formulated to make the pattern so that it can be easily moulded and carved. Intrinsic and extrinsic staining was also performed to match the adjacent skin colour. The patient was given the finger prosthesis and was asked to use a half glove (sports) to mask the junction between the prosthesis and the normal tissue. It also provides additional retention to the artificial fingers. The patient felt his social acceptance improved after wearing the finger prosthesis.

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