title: An alternate impression technique for ocular prostheses.
abstract: This article describes an alternative two-step ocular prosthesis impression technique that employs two materials of different consistencies. The method is intended to provide better adaptation to underlying tissues, increased mobility of the prosthesis owing to improvements in facial contours, and improved esthetics, as well as offering the patient greater comfort and security. These advantages and this prosthesis' relative ease of fabrication mean it should be considered as the first step in the management of untreated anophthalmic sockets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, Faculty of Dentistry. goiato@foa.unesp.br
authors.forename: Marcelo Coelho
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Goiato
authors.forename: Daniela Micheline
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: Amália
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filié Haddad
authors.forename: Karina Helga Leal
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Turcio
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001767:Blinking / Q000502:physiology; D004954:Esthetics; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D006801:Humans; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D060489:Prosthesis Retention; D012833:Siloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane