title: Application of various removable partial denture design concepts to a maxillary obturator prosthesis.
abstract: A patient with a relatively minor yet common acquired maxillary defect was provided with three obturators of differing design. His subjective evaluations and the relative merits of the designs were discussed.
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000628:therapy; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design