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Purpose: Surgical resection of maxillofacial tumours usually results in oro-nasal and oro-antral communication.This in turn causes severe functional problems and affects the appearance and the psychosocial functioning of the patient.Rehabilitation of the defect can be done by either conventional obturator prosthesis or surgically reconstructed with a local pedicle flap,or free vascularized flap.The main purpose of rehabilitation is to restore the functions of swallowing,speech and mastication; which determines the quality of life of a patient.