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Tissue conditioners as obturators in maxillofacial surgery
Author(s) -
Loh H. S.,
Tan P. H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1986.tb01249.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , conditioners , hard tissue , orthodontics , surgery , engineering , environmental engineering
Prosthetic management of patients after maxillofacial surgery to restore physiologic functions and promote recovery is emphasized. A case is presented to illustrate the use of a tissue conditioner as the obturator bulb. Its merits are highlighted and its use to obturate surgical defects is advocated. The disadvantages of other conventional materials which have been employed are discussed.