TY  - JOUR
TI  - New Treatment Approaches for Patients Who Have Extensively  Resected Maxillae
AB  - Prosthetic treatment of the maxillectomy cases are diffi cult due to the problems to perform sufficient retention, stability and  aesthetic. Separation of the oral and nasal passages, impairment of mas tication, esthetic and phonetic problems are the main goals of treatment.  In this study, the prosthetic treatment of the subtotal maxillectomy pa tient, who is diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma was described.  A patient-specific obturator was fabricated for problems regarding to  reduced crest support stabilization and retention. The retention was ob tained by certain parts of the obturator, one which is actively engaged  to the defect undercuts and one which was designed for the limited  opening of the patient’s mouth. A latex tube was used for retention  which was ligatured, using a 0.1 mm orthodontic wire, around a neigh boring bulb portion which suits the defective undercut region. Due to  the limitation of mouth opening, the obturator is designed to have a  short bulb extension which is attached to the acrylic prosthesis base.
AU  - yenisey, murat
AU  - özköylü özil, gözde
AU  - ERGUN KUNT, GOKNİL
DO  - 10.5336/dentalsci.2021-87051
PY  - 2022
JO  - Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-7734
SP  - 713
EP  - 717
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1122602
ER  -