title: One-way valved speech bulb obturator using a tracheoesophageal prosthesis.
abstract: This article describes the fabrication procedures to create a one-way valved speech bulb obturator.
authors: Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX, USA. amtsutton3@cs.com
authors: Alan J
authors: AJ
authors: Sutton
authors: Nancy A
authors: NA
authors: Hansen
authors: Karen V
authors: KV
authors: Myers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D008297:Male; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012119:Respiration; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D013499:Surface Properties; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000534:rehabilitation*