A hollow definitive obturator fabrication technique for management of partial maxillectomy.
- Author:
Pravinkumar Gajanan PATIL
1
;
Smita Pravinkumar PATIL
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Hollow obturator; Maxillectomy; Retention of prosthesis; Processing technique; Prosthodontic rehabilitation
- MeSH: Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Humans; Prostheses and Implants
- From:The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics 2012;4(4):248-253
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Maxillary obturator prosthesis is the most frequent treatment option for management of partial or total maxillectomy. Heavy weight of the obturators is often a dislocating factor. Hollowing the prosthesis to reduce its weight is the well established fact. The alternate technique to hollow-out the prosthesis has been described in this article which is a variation of previously described processing techniques. A pre-shaped wax-bolus was incorporated inside the flasks during packing of the heat-polymerized acrylic resin to automatically create the hollow space. The processing technique described is a single step flasking procedure to construct a closed-hollow-obturator prosthesis as a single unit. To best understand the technique, this article describes management of a patient who had undergone partial maxillectomy secondary to squamous cell carcinoma rehabilitated with a hollow-obturator prosthesis.
