title: An alternative method for fabricating a closed hollow obturator: a clinical report.
abstract: This article describes a procedure in which the fabrication of a closed hollow obturator can be made with three sections of a denture flask by using silicone. Ease of fabrication while controlling the thickness of the hollow portion and eliminating leakage and discoloration are major advantages of this technique while minimizing laboratory and clinical appointment time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. hyazici@gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yazicioğlu
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaluğ
mesh_terms: D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D003779:Denture Design; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones