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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 33-35 |
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New spring retained surgical obturator for total maxillectomy patient
Pravinkumar G Patil, Rambhau D Parkhedkar
Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, India
Correspondence Address:
Pravinkumar G Patil
At- Vajrachounde, Post- Gavan, Tasgaon, Sangli, Maharashtra - 416408
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4052.52872
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Prosthetic rehabilitation with surgical obturator for total maxillectomy patients is a challenging job because of the lack of normal hard and soft tissue support. In such cases the obturator can be retained with a spring-retained appliance if mandibular dentition is normal. A patient (treated with total maxillectomy) was rehabilitated with a new spring-retained surgical obturator. The spring used in this type of appliance is made up of 23-gauge stainless steel orthodontic wire which incorporates four coils. The spring is simple in design, applying light, clinically acceptable seating force, easily cleansable and causing no soft tissue irritation. |
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