Rehabilitation of a patient after a total maxillectomy with a 2-piece magnetically retained obturator: A clinical report Journal Article
| Authors: | Kapetanakos, M.; Golden, M.; Huryn, J. M. |
| Article Title: | Rehabilitation of a patient after a total maxillectomy with a 2-piece magnetically retained obturator: A clinical report |
| Abstract: | After ablative surgery, especially a total maxillectomy, an obturator is commonly used as a method of reconstruction. However, the loss of a palatal denture-bearing area and vestibular retentive undercuts leaves an anatomically deficient base on which to construct the definitive prosthesis. As a result, retention and stability is compromised. A solution to the retention problem is to construct an obturator that engages undercuts and scar bands. Engagement of all undercuts can lead to a prosthesis that is too cumbersome and difficult to insert, especially in a patient with scars after radiation. In this article, a technique for creating a 2-piece magnetic obturator that engages the nasal scar band is described. © 2019 Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry |
| Keywords: | maxilla; prosthesis implantation; palatal obturators; humans; human; palatal obturator |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry |
| Volume: | 123 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3913 |
| Publisher: | Mosby Elsevier |
| Date Published: | 2020-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 184 |
| End Page: | 187 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.005 |
| PUBMED: | 31307801 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC10363734 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 3 February 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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