title: The clinical success and periodontal evaluation of patients rehabilitated with light-cured obturators.
abstract: The clinical performance of a visible light-cured (VLC) resin for obturators was evaluated in 10 patients. All patients had undergone ablative surgery of the maxilla, previously worn conventional heat-cured hollow bulb acrylic obturators and were currently rehabilitated with VLC obturators. The obturators were assessed on their performance for each of the following: weight, retention, speech, eating and comfort. An evaluation of the periodontal status of those who retained teeth in the maxilla was also performed. It is concluded that patients found VLC obturators to have a more acceptable clinical performance than conventional acrylic obturators due primarily to a reduction in appliance weight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Benington
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lappin
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Linden
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000473:pathology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D013499:Surface Properties; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C060386:Triad resin