Extraoral retention of an obturator prosthesis.
In this study, a technique is described by which large obturators can be retained with an acrylic resin head plate. The technique entails attaching the prosthesis to an acrylic resin plate with a 2-mm-diameter wire and then attaching the plate to the patient's forehead with skin tape.
Martin
J W
JW
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
Lemon
J C
JC
Jacobsen
M L
ML
Papadopoulos
G
G
King
G E
GE
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure