Fabrication of an educational model for patients considering prostheses retained by osseointegrated implants.
Patients considering the use of implant-retained craniofacial prostheses are faced with a large body of new information. This article describes the fabrication of a 3-dimensional teaching aid that helps educate such patients about the role of osseointegration in prosthetic treatment. The model illustrates the stages of auricular prosthesis fabrication and can be used to demonstrate proper prosthesis hygiene.
Craniofacial Prosthetic Unit, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. david.morrison@tsrcc.on.ca
David C
DC
Morrison
Todd M
TM
Kubon
James
J
Anderson
D002133:Calcium Sulfate; D004431:Ear, External; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D016348:Osseointegration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012833:Siloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014885:Waxes
D011145:Polyvinyls; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012833:Siloxanes; D014885:Waxes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane; D002133:Calcium Sulfate