Volume : 6, Issue : 8, August - 2017

Flexible Obturator- An Alternative to Conventional Rigid Obturator: A case report

Dr Dilip Singh, Dr Payal Gupta, Dr Sneh Nidhi, Dr Md Rabiul Islam

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Rehabilitation of hemimaxillectomy patients can be challenging. The most common prosthetic treatment problem with such patients is, getting adequate retention, stability and support. The size and</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;"> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">location of the defect usually influences the amount of impairment and difficulty in prosthetic rehabilitation.</span>< /> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Obturator prosthesis is commonly used as an effective means for rehabilitating hemimaxillectomy patients. In</span>< /> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">cases of maxillary defect, obtaining satisfactory retention, stability &amp; biocompatibility in the definitive</span>< /> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">obturator prosthesis can be elusive. Resilient denture materials are extremely useful in retaining the</span>< /> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">prosthesis, which obturates the maxillary defects. This clinical report describes making of flexible obturator</span>< /> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">prosthesis with modified buccal flange on unresected side as a means of indirect retention. This approach</span>< /> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">provides excellent mouldability, light weight &amp; strength of the prosthesis to increase the retention, stability</span>< /> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">and comfort</span></span><span style="font-size:&#10;14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p>