Rehabilitation of Oncology Patients with Hard Palate Defects Part 3: Construction of an Acrylic Hollow Box Obturator

Dent Update. 2015 Sep;42(7):612-4, 616, 618-20. doi: 10.12968/denu.2015.42.7.612.

Abstract

This article will discuss the clinical stages in the fabrication of a definitive acrylic hollow box obturator to restore a hard palate defect. The first two papers described the restorative/surgical planning phase and the principles of obturator design. CPD/CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Each of the clinical stages required to make a hollow box obturator must be performed to the highest possible standard to ensure than an optimal prosthesis.is fabricated.

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / chemistry
  • Dental Impression Materials / chemistry
  • Dental Impression Technique / instrumentation
  • Dental Materials / chemistry
  • Dental Prosthesis Design*
  • Denture Design
  • Humans
  • Jaw Relation Record
  • Models, Dental
  • Palatal Neoplasms / rehabilitation*
  • Palatal Obturators*
  • Palate, Hard / pathology*

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Dental Impression Materials
  • Dental Materials