Technique of Fabrication of Definitive Hollow Obturator for Partial Maxillectomy Patient
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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 maintainance.2,3 The glossary of prosthodontic terms defines an obturator as “a maxillofacial prosthesis used to close a congenital or acquired tissue opening, primarily of the hard palate and/or contiguous alveolar/soft tissue structures.”4 Treatment sequence includes placing of surgical obturator during the surgery followed by interim CASE REPORT 10.5005/jp-journals-10019-1174
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