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Fabricating a Hollow Obturator with Visible Light‐Cured Resin System

2008; Wiley; Volume: 17; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1532-849x.2008.00335.x

1532-849X

Mustafa KOCACIKLI, Suat Yaluğ, Hüseyin Yazıcıoğlu, Caner Yılmaz,

Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques

Obturators are routinely used in the rehabilitation of maxillectomy defects. Ideally, obturators should be easily constructed to produce a comfortable and stable prosthesis. This article describes a technique that provides an easy method for the construction of an obturator prosthesis using a visible light-cured (VLC) resin. As a result, technicians can easily construct obturators in little time; this would, in turn, provide patients with light, comfortable, and tolerable prostheses.