title: Stabilization of an interim obturator prosthesis using a denture duplicator.
abstract: Concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy given within weeks after major surgical procedures may require that an interim obturator prosthesis be worn for extended periods of time. Interim reline materials used in fabricating the interim obturator prosthesis may become rough and difficult to clean. With a Lang denture duplicator it is possible to easily convert an interim obturator prosthesis to an all acrylic resin prosthesis. A technique is described for this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Walter G. Zoller Memorial Dental Clinic, University of Chicago Medical Center, Ill.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D003762:Dental Instruments; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013499:Surface Properties