title: [Two part siloxane, acrylic obturators for edentulous patients].
abstract: Patients who have undergone extensive maxillary resection due to malignant tumors, suffer from severe limitation of speech, deglutition and mastication. Loss of structure in the oral cavity not only causes a loss of function but can cause a great psychological and aesthetic change. One of the most difficult prosthodontic procedures is to construct a functional obturator prosthesis. This paper describes a method for the construction of prostheses which incorporates a removable flexible obturator. This technique overcomes the anatomical problems which limit conventional restoration and provides dentures which are retentive and stable in function and comfortable for the patient to wear.
authors: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Athens, Greece.
authors: G L
authors: GL
authors: Polyzois
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003779:Denture Design; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D012833:Siloxanes
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D012833:Siloxanes
vernacular_title: Prostheseis se "dyo mere" gia ten antimetopise elleimmaton tes ano gnathou se nodous astheneis.