Esthetic Rehabilitation of a Post Burn Unilateral Auricular Defect Using Adhesive Retained RTV Silicone Prosthesis: A Case Report

AbstractA 25-year-old female presented to the Department of Prosthodontics, S.B. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Bidar, Karnataka, with a long-standing post-burn defect of the left auricular region, secondary to an accidental fall into a boiling milk bath at the age of 10 years.Examination revealed well healed scar tissue and a rudimentary auricular tag in the tragal area. Hearing was normal bilaterally. A non-surgical prosthetic rehabilitation was planned using an adhesive retained, room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone auricular prosthesis. This case report describes in detail the impression technique, wax sculpting procedures, three piece mould fabrication, shade-matching, silicone processing, and adhesive retention. The innovative use of brown skin colored sculpting wax enhanced esthetic visualization during fabrication, providing a realistic pre-silicone trial. The case achieved excellent esthetic and psychological outcomes for the patient.