title: Design and construction of pediatric interim obturators.
abstract: Interim obturator prostheses of acrylic resin are used during the healing period following loss of portions of the maxillae in pediatric patients. Retention is provided by undercuts in the vestibule. The step-by-step technique for making retentive prostheses is described.
authors.affiliation: Aegean University, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cötert
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design