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Speech intelligibility with the buccal flange obturator.
habilitation of patients who have undergone extensive surgery for eradication of neoplasm of the maxillae requires restoration of the functions of speech, mastication, and deglutition. The options for rehabilitation of these patients are surgical reconstruction or prosthetic restoration. According to Sharry,’ even when surgical techniques are available, prosthetic reconstruction is chosen most ...
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a palatal defect may result from surgical resection, and its consequences could include difficulty in speech and nasal regurgitation of food and liquids. an obturator combined to speech aid prosthesis can improve nasal emission during speech, and assist in preventing nasal regurgitation of food. this article presents a clinical report of the reconstruction of palatopharyngeal function...
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BACKGROUND Pyomyositis is a rare condition in immune competent patients and is usually seen in tropical countries. Pyomyositis of obturator muscles in particular is an extremely rare condition, which causes hip pain and mimics septic arthritis. CASE REPORT This is a case report of a 9-year-old boy without an underlying disease or a compromised immune system, who presented with knee pain that ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0972-4052,1998-4057
DOI: 10.1007/s13191-011-0044-2