Hard Palate Perforation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Cocaine Abuser: A Case Report

Cocaine is a psychoactive substance commonly consumed through inhalation.Chronic direct contact with the mucous membranes causes localized damage, leading to vasoconstriction and inducing ischemia and necrosis of soft tissues, eventually causing erosion and perforation of the nasal septum and palate.Dentists should recognize the signs of cocaine abuse and the degenerative progression of the affected tissues in order to identify them early.Furthermore, they should be capable of managing the rehabilitative stages and techniques to restore the patient's phonetics and swallowing, pending more invasive reconstructive surgical interventions.This case report describes a case of cocaine abuse with palatal perforation and rehabilitation using an obturator prosthesis.