title: Fabrication of a definitive obturator from a 3D cast with a chairside digital scanner for a patient with severe gag reflex: a clinical report.
abstract: Patient gagging is a common problem during dental procedures such as maxillary impression making. This clinical report describes the use of a chairside intraoral scanner for a patient with a hypersensitive gag reflex. The technique proved to be a more comfortable alternative for the patient and an accurate method for the clinician to capture both hard and soft tissue detail for the fabrication of a definitive obturator.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Oral Rehabilitation Department, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Ga. Electronic address: jlondono@gru.edu.
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Londono
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Oral Rehabilitation Department, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Ga.
authors.forename: Amara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Program Director, Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Ga.
authors.forename: Philip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Oral Rehabilitation Department, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Ga.
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Furness
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005683:Gagging; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010158:Palatal Obturators