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Surgical Stent Fabrication for Unilateral Nasal Obstruction of the Anterior Portion of the Nasal Airway
Author(s) -
Wong Fong,
Smith Christopher R.
Publication year - 2009
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.2008.00401.x
Subject(s) - stent , medicine , silicone , surgery , airway , granulation tissue , materials science , wound healing , composite material
A description is given of the indication and technical steps for fabricating a unilateral nasal stent to maintain patency of the nasal passage after surgical opening of an obstruction in a pediatric case. The methodology uses a two‐step impression of the contralateral unobstructed naris and exterior valve region to generate a two‐piece injection mold. The mold is used to fabricate a soft silicone‐based anatomical stent. It supports an intranasal skin graft that was placed to reduce the risk of granulation.