Function of obturator prosthesis after maxillectomy and prosthetic obturator rehabilitation
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Function of obturator prosthesis after maxillectomy and prosthetic obturator rehabilitation.
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: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1808-8694
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.10.006