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Application of palatal RB obturator in babies with isolated palatal cleft [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009 Background. Isolated cleft of secondary palate has a specific clinical picture due to a wide communication between the mouth and nose cavity. As a consequence of that, babies born with this malformation are often subject to infections of the upper ...
Radojičić Julija +2 more
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Palatal obturators in patients after maxillectomy. [PDF]
Oral Implantol (Rome), 2014 Prosthodontic management of palatal defects is fundamental to improve patient's life undergoing to a maxillary surgical treatment. A lot of maxillary defects are a direct consequence of surgical treatment of malformations, neoplasms or trauma. The obturators are prosthesis used to close palatal defects after maxillectomy, to restore masticatory ...
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Severe Maxillectomy Defect Rehabilitation with an Implant-Retained Obturator Prosthesis: A Case Report [PDF]
Frontiers in DentistryConventional obturator prostheses might cause dissatisfaction in patients with hard or soft palate defects due to inadequate retention and function during speech, mastication, and swallowing.
Somayeh Niakan +3 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Coronavirus disease has taken a toll on everyone's lives either physically or emotionally throughout the world. One of the most serious complications occurring currently in covid-positive and recovered patients is the deadly invasive mucormycosis.
Kamya Mahajan +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Palatal defects are rehabilitated by fabricating maxillofacial prostheses called obturators. The treatment incorporates taking deviously unpredictable impressions to facsimile the palatal defects into plaster casts for obturator fabrication in the dental
Taseef Hasan Farook +5 more
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Partial removable prosthesis in a patient with unilateral maxillectomy: A case report [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2019 BACKGROUND AND AIM: Maxillofacial defects due to malignant or benign tumors or congenital defects often result in complications such as the impairment of facial aesthetic, mastication, speech, and swallowing.
Somayeh Niakan, Mehrnaz Karimi-Afshar
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Maxillofacial and Oral Rehabilitation of an Oncologic Patient: Case Report [PDF]
International Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry, 2023 Oral and maxillofacial prostheses are the treatment option to improve the function and psychology of patients with loss of oral and facial structures.
Maria CPF Volpato +3 more
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Revista CEFAC, 2022 Purpose: to investigate the effectiveness of a pharyngeal bulb prosthesis to eliminate hypernasality in patients with operated cleft palate presenting with diagnosis of hypodynamic velopharynx.
Ana Julia dos Passos Rizatto +8 more
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Hollowing of Delayed Surgical Obturator in Maxillectomy Defects Secondary to Mucormycosis in Post-COVID-19 Era: A Case Series [PDF]
International Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry, 2023 During the second wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in India, there was an increase in the surge of mucormycosis cases secondary to COVID-19 infection. Aggressive surgical debridement is the most common treatment modality opted for
Kumari Deepika +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 Recent reports on secondary restorations with subperiosteal implants have demonstrated promising results in terms of esthetic and functional restoration.
Giacomo De Riu +9 more
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