A custom nasal obturator for velopharyngeal dysfunction:A dental technique [PDF]
, 2022 Removable nasal obturators provide a treatment option for a range of patients presenting with velopharyngeal dysfunction without eliminating the possibility for future surgery, speech therapy, or the provision of other devices.
Birch, Alison +2 more
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Fabrication of a closed hollow obturator by digital technologies: Technical report [PDF]
Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia MaxilofacialDifferent techniques have been described for fabricating obturators for patients with maxillary defects. The hollow bulb obturator has emerged as the treatment of choice in most patients due to its light weight, decreased stress on the underlying ...
Isabel Gomes +2 more
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Sinusitis and oroantral fistula in patients with bisphosphonate-associated necrosis of the maxilla [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The management of bisphosphonate related necrosis of the jaw has become clinical routine. While approximately two thirds of the lesions are in the mandible, one third is located in the maxilla.
Andres Stricker +6 more
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Obturator prosthesis rehabilitation after maxillectomy: Functional and aesthetical analysis in 25 patients [PDF]
, 2021 The number of patients undergoing a surgical resection of the maxilla for oncological reasons is constantly increasing, the most common complication of which remains the communication between oral and nasal cavities. On the basis of data arising from the
Barile G. +7 more
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Benefits of surgical obturators in oral maxillofacial rehabilitation. Review of literature
Medisur, 2021 Introduction: Fractures due to traumatic injury, surgical resection of tumors and congenital defects expose the maxilla to aggressions, and for rehabilitation there are obturator prostheses that recover some functions such as swallowing and phonation, as
Madelaine Bárbara Jiménez Gutiérrez +2 more
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Prosthodontic rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients-Challenges and new developments [PDF]
, 2021 Head and neck cancer treatment can severely alter oral function and aesthetics, and reduce quality of life. The role of maxillofacial prosthodontists in multidisciplinary treatment of head and neck cancer patients is essential when it comes to oral ...
Alberga, Jamie +6 more
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Surgical treatment of cocaine-induced palatal perforations : report of three cases and literature review [PDF]
, 2021 Destruction of the osteocartilaginous framework of the nose and sinuses is a well-known side effect of inhaled cocaine. Palate involvement is, however, a very uncommon event that may lead to oronasal communication with the subsequent food and liquids ...
Barrientos, Javier +2 more
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Management of Oral Cavity Mucormycosis in a Ketoacidotic Patient with Targeted Debridement and a Palate Obturator [PDF]
, 2022 Mucormycosis is an opportunistic mycosis common in poorly-controlled insulin dependent diabetic patients particularly with ketoacidosis. It often begins as a nasal and paranasal sinus infection with inhalation of spores into the paranasal sinuses of a ...
Adams, Jennifer, Bender-Heine, Adam
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Palatal Obturator after Maxillectomy following Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Case Reports in Dentistry, 2022 After surgical excision of tumors involving the maxilla, depending on their location and size, maxillary defects can have harmful consequences, both esthetic and functional. These effects disrupt all the functions of the manducatory system, namely breathing, swallowing, and especially phonation, thus affecting negatively the patient’s psychological ...
Karim Chebbi +5 more
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Simplified Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient after Oral Cancer Removal
Acta Stomatologica Croatica, 2016 The treatment of patients with oral cancer is complex: a multidisciplinary approach needs to be taken and maxillofacial and oral surgeons, an oncologist, a prosthodontist should be included, and a psychologist is often needed.
Josip Kranjčić +2 more
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