The study showed that the oral cancer patients coped well and adapted to near normal oral status after prosthetic rehabilitation. This contributed to the improved overall health-related quality of life.

An increased risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer was seen in cases who had poor oral hygiene, stress, dental trauma, low BMI, family history of cancer, exposure to environmental carcinogens, and habit of placement of quid.

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Surgical ablation of a large tumor creates a defect which is technically difficult to reconstruct. Radiated tissue bed poses a challenge to reconstruction and is complicated in presence of osteoradionecrosis. This report describes a case of a 62 year old gentleman with oral cancer who underwent surgery and radiotherapy twice. He developed an orocutaneous defect (OCD) following surgery and radiotherapy. Prosthetic rehabilitation of OCD was done. Full facial impression with irreversible hydrocolloid was made and wax sculpture made on the model obtained. Standard laboratory steps were followed for mould fabrication and maxillofacial silicone was used to fabricate the prosthesis. It was retained to the spectacle with silicone adhesives. The silicone facial prosthesis provided to the patient was easy to use, covered the defect and improved the quality of life of the patient.