A Titanium Cast Hollow Definitive Obturator Prosthesis for a Maxillectomy Patient
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Technique of Fabrication of Definitive Hollow Obturator for Partial Maxillectomy Patient
Patients who have undergone maxillectomy as a result of carcinoma or facial trauma have facial disfigurement, i.e., associated with long-term psychosocial effects. Prosthetic rehabilitation of such patient becomes difficult due to numerous clinical and technical problems.1 Obturator prosthesis remains the treatment of choice over surgical reconstruction due to ease of fabrication and maintainan...
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Maxillary obturator prosthesis is the most frequent treatment option for management of partial or total maxillectomy. Heavy weight of the obturators is often a dislocating factor. Hollowing the prosthesis to reduce its weight is the well established fact. The alternate technique to hollow-out the prosthesis has been described in this article which is a variation of previously described processi...
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Resection of a malignant lesion involving the maxilla produces severe oromaxillary defect that can seriously jeopardize the normal phonetics of the patient. These defects are effectively managed by well-designed and fabricated obturator. This paper discusses the oromaxillary prosthetic rehabilitation of a maxillectomy patient using a magnet retained two-piece hollow bulb definitive obturator.
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INTRODUCTION Maxillary defects are usually rehabilitated by a prosthetic obturator. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the functioning of obturators prosthesis in patients with unilateral defects after maxillectomy. METHODS Of 49 patients, 28 underwent to maxillectomy as a result of tumor ablative surgery, and acquired unilateral maxillary defects. Evaluation of the function was perform...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2231-6361,2231-637X
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10019-1159