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An Innovative Technique for Hollowing a Prosthesis with Excessive Vertical Height Using Polyvinyl Siloxane Putty


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1 Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Christian Dental College, Punjab, India
2 Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Maratha Mandal Dental College, Karnataka, India
 

Rehabilitation of hemimaxillectomy patients is a very challenging process. The augmented weight of the prosthesis when closing large defects is often a concern to its retention and lightweight obturators are thus warranted in such clinical situations. Most of the techniques in literature to hollow a prosthesis were designed to make only the defect region of obturator hollow and has limited application when it comes to prosthesis with excessive vertical height. This technique described in this article can be used to hollow vertical height of any prosthesis and successfully replace conventional techniques when they are not feasible.

Keywords

Obturator, Rehabilitation, Elastomer.
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Authors

Nitasha Gandhi
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Christian Dental College, Punjab, India
Nirmal Kurian
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Christian Dental College, Punjab, India
Supneet Singh Wadhwa
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Christian Dental College, Punjab, India
Angleena Daniel
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Christian Dental College, Punjab, India
Smitha Daniel
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Christian Dental College, Punjab, India
Vinaya Susan Varghese
Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Maratha Mandal Dental College, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Rehabilitation of hemimaxillectomy patients is a very challenging process. The augmented weight of the prosthesis when closing large defects is often a concern to its retention and lightweight obturators are thus warranted in such clinical situations. Most of the techniques in literature to hollow a prosthesis were designed to make only the defect region of obturator hollow and has limited application when it comes to prosthesis with excessive vertical height. This technique described in this article can be used to hollow vertical height of any prosthesis and successfully replace conventional techniques when they are not feasible.

Keywords


Obturator, Rehabilitation, Elastomer.

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