Fabricating a hollow obturator with visible light-cured resin system.
Obturators are routinely used in the rehabilitation of maxillectomy defects. Ideally, obturators should be easily constructed to produce a comfortable and stable prosthesis. This article describes a technique that provides an easy method for the construction of an obturator prosthesis using a visible light-cured (VLC) resin. As a result, technicians can easily construct obturators in little time; this would, in turn, provide patients with light, comfortable, and tolerable prostheses.
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. dr.dt.mustafa@gmail.com
Mustafa
M
Kocacikli
Suat
S
Yalug
Huseyin
H
Yazicioglu
Caner
C
Yilmaz
D003188:Composite Resins; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055115:Light-Curing of Dental Adhesives; D008875:Middle Aged; D010158:Palatal Obturators
D003188:Composite Resins