Palatal obturator prosthesis: a clinical case report
Abstract
This clinical report describes the details of a prosthodontic rehabilitation of an elderly patient who was diagnosed with mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The palatal defect has caused problems in phonetics and mastication. A previous obturator was made using conventional Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). This obturator has caused some discomfort due to food impaction and irritation of the fitting surface over the tissue defect areas. This had resulted in frequent erythema of the areas. Therefore, a new palatal obturator was made still using PMMA but with an addition of an indirect soft acrylic resin over the defect areas. The soft acrylic resin serves to reduce painful irritation of the obturator over the soft tissues around the defect areas. The review appointments up to 6 months revealed satisfactory results with no deterioration in the prosthesis.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Case Report
Authors
Husniyati Roslan
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysia
Sa'adiah Shahabudın
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysia
Publication Date
April 24, 2018
Submission Date
September 27, 2017
Acceptance Date
December 4, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 21 Number: 1
Cited By
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International Journal of Oral Health Dentistry
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijohd.2023.044