title: Complete dentures for the obturator patient.
abstract: Treatment of the edentulous obturator patient requires the same basic fundamentals as used in the treatment of the complete-denture patient. Problems and considerations unique to the development, delivery, and follow-up of the complete maxillary obturator prosthesis and mandibular denture in the patient with an acquired maxillary defect are discussed. Combining laboratory and clinical research in maxillofacial prosthodontics and plastic and reconstructive surgery continues to improve the rehabilitation of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013518:Surgery, Plastic