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Extraoral Retention of an Obturator Prosthesis
Author(s) -
Martin Jack W.,
Lemon James C.,
Jacobsen Michael L.,
Papadopoulos Georgios,
King Gordon E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.1992.tb00431.x
Subject(s) - prosthesis , dentistry , orthodontics , medicine , surgery
In this study, a technique is described by which large obturators can be retained with an acrylic resin head plate. The technique entails attaching the prosthesis to an acrylic resin plate with a 2‐mm‐diameter wire and then attaching the plate to the patient's forehead with skin tape.