Fabricating a hollow bulb obturator
Abstract
Obturators are generally used in the rehabilitation of the maxillectomy defects. Ideally, obturators should be light, properly fit and construction should be made easily. By decreasing the weight of the prosthesis, the retention and stability may be optimized to allow the obturator for function comfortably during mastication, phonation, and deglutition. In this case, a 65-year-old male patient underwent surgical removal of left part of the maxilla due to the squamous cell carcinoma. In this technique fabrication of a hollow bulb obturator prosthesis as a single unit in heat-cured acrylic resin using a single-step flasking procedure was described. The patient’s functional and esthetic expectations were satisfied.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
January 31, 2013
Submission Date
May 15, 2012
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 16 Number: 1