Use of artificial palate for improving facial support in the fabrication of a maxillary obturator: A case report / 대한치과보철학회지
The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
;
: 319-324, 2017.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-90420
ABSTRACT
Patients with maxillectomy defects predisposed to not only difficulty in deglutition, mastication, speech but also psychological depression from impaired facial esthetics that affect life quality. Obturator prostheses play a important role in restoring the lost form, function and the quality of life for patients with maxillectomy defects. This clinical report presents the simplified approach to predict the degree of adequate facial support by Artificial palate which reflected from a maxillary interim obturator during the stabilization period after maxillectomy.
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Main subject:
Palate
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Prostheses and Implants
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Quality of Life
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Deglutition
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Depression
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Esthetics
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Mastication
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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