title: Custom retainer for the Blom-Singer adjustable tracheostoma valve.
abstract: This article presents a procedure that allows the laryngectomy patient to be fitted with a well-sealed custom device. The custom device provides near-normal speech during a variety of activities. The custom retainer for the Blom-Singer adjustable tracheostoma valve can be fabricated with medical grade silicone using routine prosthodontic techniques.
authors.affiliation: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5317, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C020964:MDX 4-4210; D012826:Silicone Elastomers