A Simplified Technique for Constructing One Piece Hollow Obturator after Partial Maxillectomy
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A Simplified Technique for Constructing One Piece Hollow Obturator after Partial Maxillectomy
Acquired surgical defects of the hard or soft palates interfere with the speech pattern and the mechanism of deglutition, and of equal importance, produce a feeling of social insecurity with unfavorable psychological as well as economic consequences. Patients with palatal defects labor under handicaps that cannot be fully appreciated by those with normal palates. The dentist should use his spec...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2231-6361,2231-637X
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10019-1022