A Comfortable Palatal Delayed Surgical Obturator for Hemimaxillectomy Patients

Review Obturator prostheses for hemimaxillectomy patients

Maxillary defects are created by surgical treatment of benign or malignant neoplasms, congenital malformation and by trauma. The size and location of the defects in ̄uence the degree of impairment and dif®culty in prosthetic rehabilitation. Lack of support, retention, and stability are common prosthodontic treatment problems for patients who have had a maxillectomy. A prosthesis used to close a ...

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Implant-Retained Obturator for an Edentulous Patient with a Hemimaxillectomy Defect Complicated with Microstomia

Patient. A 68-year-old man was operated on for squamous cell carcinoma (T3N3M0) of the maxilla creating the hemimaxillary surgical defect on right side. The remaining arch was completely edentulous. There was remarkable limitation in the oral opening with reduced perimeter of the oral cavity due to radiation and surgical scar contracture. This article describes prosthetic rehabilitation by modi...

EC DENTAL SCIENCE Mini Review Palatal Obturator: An Update

The presence of a palatal defect can cause functional, aesthetic, and social distress to the patients. The design and fabrication of oral appliance (obturators) to occlude oral cavity from nasal passage/ antrum or to replace parts of the palate missing due to congenital defects or lost through tumours, infection or trauma has been a considerable challenge for clinicians however significant adva...

Speech Evaluation with and without Palatal Obturator in Patients Submitted to Maxillectomy

Most patients who have undergone resection of the maxillae due to benign or malignant tumors in the palatomaxillary region present with speech and swallowing disorders. Coupling of the oral and nasal cavities increases nasal resonance, resulting in hypernasality and unintelligible speech. Prosthodontic rehabilitation of maxillary resections with effective separation of the oral and nasal caviti...