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  • Title: Obturator prostheses for hemimaxillectomy patients.
    Author: Keyf F.
    Journal: J Oral Rehabil; 2001 Sep; 28(9):821-9. PubMed ID: 11580820.
    Abstract:
    Maxillary defects are created by surgical treatment of benign or malignant neoplasms, congenital malformation and by trauma. The size and location of the defects influence the degree of impairment and difficulty in prosthetic rehabilitation. Lack of support, retention, and stability are common prosthodontic treatment problems for patients who have had a maxillectomy. A prosthesis used to close a palatal defect in a dentate or edentulous mouth is referred to as an obturator. The obturator prosthesis is used to restore masticatory function and improve speech, deglutition and cosmetics for maxillary defect patients.
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