title: [Provisional silicone obturator for closure of hard and soft palatal defects].
abstract: Treatment of intraoral squamous cell carcinomas is guided by the clinical stage of the disease and includes surgical resection. The resulting defect may be closed surgically or prosthodontically. This article describes a technique for provisional closure of a surgical defect. The interim obturator permits normal oral functioning until permanent rehabilitation is performed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Maxillofacial Prosthetics Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharon-Buller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sela
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D021362:Palate, Hard; D010160:Palate, Soft; D012828:Silicones; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones