title: Use of polyetheretherketone in the fabrication of a maxillary obturator prosthesis: a clinical report.
abstract: To treat a patient who needed a replacement for a maxillary obturator prosthesis, a new obturator prosthesis was fabricated from polyetheretherketone (PEEK), a material often used in medicine but seldom in dentistry. This material provided the patient with a better-adjusted, more functional, and lighter prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Associate Clinical Profesor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: scosta@uic.es.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Costa-Palau
authors.affiliation: Dental Techician, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torrents-Nicolas
authors.affiliation: Associate Clinical Profesor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Magi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brufau-de Barberà
authors.affiliation: Chief, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, International University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cabratosa-Termes
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry; D001577:Benzophenones; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D016155:Oral Fistula / Q000628:therapy; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000269:Adhesives; D001577:Benzophenones; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D007659:Ketones; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011108:Polymers; C063834:polyetheretherketone; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C038690:Loctite; C009931:poly(ethylmethacrylate)