Combination nasal support breathing flange with hollow obturator prosthesis. A clinical report

1990 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 497-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Kirk Gardner ◽  
Gregory R. Parr ◽  
Arthur O. Rahn
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Report ◽  
Obturator Prosthesis

Obturator prosthesis conforming to movement of the soft palate: A clinical report

1994 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 547-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyoshi Shimodaira ◽  
Hiroshi Yoshida ◽  
Masahito Mizukami ◽  
Takashi Funakubo
Keyword(s):  
Soft Palate ◽  
Clinical Report ◽  
Obturator Prosthesis

scholarly journals Prosthetic management of mid-facial defect with magnet-retained silicone prosthesis

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muaiyed M Buzayan
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Clinical Report ◽  
Silicone Prosthesis ◽  
Facial Prosthesis ◽  
Facial Defect ◽  
Obturator Prosthesis ◽  
Silicone Prostheses

Background and aim:Mid-facial defect is one of the most disfiguring and impairing defects. A design of prosthesis that is aesthetic and stable can be precious to a patient who has lost part of his face due to surgical excision. Prosthesis can restore the patients’ self-esteem and confidence, which affects the patients and their life style. The aim of this case report is to describe a technique of mid-facial silicone prosthesis fabrication.Technique:To provide an aesthetic and stable facial prosthesis, the extra-oral prosthesis was fabricated using silicone material, while the intra-oral defect was restored with obturator prosthesis, and then both prostheses were connected and attached to each other using magnets.Discussion:This clinical report describes the rehabilitation of a large mid-facial defect with a two-piece prosthesis. The silicone facial prosthesis was made hollow and lighter by using an acrylic framework. Two acrylic channels were included within the facial prosthesis to provide the patient with clean and patent airways.Clinical relevanceA sectional mid-facial prosthesis was made and retained in place by using magnets, which resulted in a significant improvement in the aesthetical and functional outcome without the need for plastic surgery. Silicone prostheses are reliable alternatives to surgery and should be considered in selected cases.

Rhinorrhea triggered by an obturator prosthesis: A clinical report

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leyla Sadighpour ◽  
Farhood Massoumi
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Report ◽  
Obturator Prosthesis

scholarly journals Prosthetic Rehabilitation of an Unusually Self-Obturated Cleft Palate Defect in an Adult Edentulous Patient Living in a Remote Rural Area. A Clinical Report

Prosthesis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-393
Author(s):  
Ioli Ioanna Artopoulou ◽  
Andromachi Salia ◽  
Gregory Polyzois
Keyword(s):  
Cleft Palate ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Clinical Report ◽  
Prosthetic Rehabilitation ◽  
Edentulous Patient ◽  
Remote Rural Area ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Obturator Prosthesis

Patients with unrepaired cleft palate defects still exist within remote rural areas. The prosthodontic rehabilitation of an adult edentulous cleft patient could be very demanding for treating maxillofacial prosthodontist, since most of them are edentulous, challenging the retention and the stability of the maxillary prosthesis. It is therefore highly important that cleft palate patients seek dental and prosthodontic care as early in their life as possible. In this report, an unusual case of a patient self-obturated cleft palate defect is presented. The patient’s self-made prosthesis was replaced by an appropriately fabricated pharyngeal obturator prosthesis in order to improve speech and swallowing.

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