title: A technique to orient a stone cast in the fabrication of a nasal prosthesis.
abstract: Obtaining the correct orientation of the stone cast in the fabrication of a nasal prosthesis is a challenging task. The current technique involves repeated trials of the waxed nasal prosthesis on the patient's face to establish its correct position. This article proposes a simplified technique to aid in establishing the proper orientation of the stone cast in an effort to decrease the number of error corrections related to midline discrepancies during the wax sculpting stage.
authors.affiliation: Fellow, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: varun.acharya@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.affiliation: Anaplastologist, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Secyion of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Patricia C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Montgomery
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002133:Calcium Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009666:Nose; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry; D012833:Siloxanes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012828:Silicones; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane; D002133:Calcium Sulfate