Employing Natural Dentition to Rehabilitate a Patient Handicapped by the Effects of Brain Tuberculoma

摘要

Tuberculosis is still one of the primary challenges to health care workers. For patients with nervous system involvement, tubercular meningitis and intracranial tuberculomas are two most common manifestations. Following haematogenous spread, tuberculoma patients are often treated surgically which renders them partially or totally handicapped depending on the extent of surgical excision. This clinical case report describes a rare and a unique case of a patient who was handicapped as a result of surgical excision of brain tuberculoma in his late childhood. His dentition was utilized to fabricate a mouthstick appliance which was modified to hold accessories like pen, brush, rubber etc. once the prosthesis was fabricated the patient was referred to a psychomotor skill development program which helped the patient to gain independence.