Chairside modification of a surgical obturator: a clinical report.
Functional rehabilitation of maxillectomy patients is important in reestablishing the patients' quality of life. This article describes a prosthodontic technique that allows for modification of a surgical obturator clinically, allowing rapid restoration of speech and deglutition.
Mukohyama
Hitoshi
H
Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. h.mukohyama.mfp@tmd.ac.jp
Sasaki
Mariko
M
Taniguchi
Hisashi
H
D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D014016:Tissue Conditioning, Dental