title: Naturally occurring undercuts in the retention of an interim oculofacial prosthesis.
abstract: The use of adhesives in retaining maxillofacial prostheses has been advocated and applied for many years. Implant placement has reduced the need for adhesives in some patients but is impractical when ablative surgery is followed by radiation treatment. A technique is described that permits the rapid fabrication of an oculofacial prosthesis that uses naturally occurring orbital undercuts for retention, rather than adhesives that may further irritate radiated tissues.
authors.affiliation: US DENTAC Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ostrowski
mesh_terms: D005137:Eye, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D009915:Orbit; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate