Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences,
India
Case Report
Treatment of a Maxillectomy Patient with Limited Mouth Opening Using an
Inflatable Obturator - A Case Report
Author(s): Gunjan Gupta, Anshul Mel and Varun GoyalGunjan Gupta, Anshul Mel and Varun Goyal
Maxillary obturator prosthesis is the most frequent treatment option for management of partial or total maxillectomy. In cases of larger defects, a hollow bulb obturator is used. But what if there is a limited mouth opening is added to it? In such cases the use of an inflatable obturator is advised. This case report presents a method to fabricate the inflatable obturator.
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DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.1000921
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