Two-Piece Maxillary Hollow Obturator Retained by Mini Magnets: A Case Report

A 55-year-old male retired patient was diagnosed with a maxillary defect on the right side of maxilla after tumour resection. The patient was unable to eat or drink due to limited mouth opening and lack of retention of maxillary obturators. A two-part hollow obturator was fabricated in one piece to make an impression in the patient's mouth. If any step in the process is ignored results are unacceptable for the patient and clinician as well. This treatment was aimed towards providing solutions to the problems faced by the patient that was nasal regurgitation, hoarseness of voice, inability to insert and remove the prostheses, aesthetics, and function. All these problems were partly solved initially. Reconstructive surgery was suggested to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. And lip prostheses will be incorporated in the future to address the problem of aesthetics.

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Journal of The Pakistan Dental Association
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2024-08-20
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https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.332.58
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Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
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Two-Piece Maxillary Hollow Obturator Retained by Mini Magnets: A Case Report

Tariqul Islam, Fatima Naseem Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Farhan Khan
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Two-Piece Maxillary Hollow Obturator Retained by Mini Magnets: A Case Report

Tariqul Islam, Fatima Naseem Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Farhan Khan
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Abstract

A 55-year-old male retired patient was diagnosed with a maxillary defect on the right side of maxilla after tumour resection. The patient was unable to eat or drink due to limited mouth opening and lack of retention of maxillary obturators. A two-part hollow obturator was fabricated in one piece to make an impression in the patient's mouth. If any step in the process is ignored results are unacceptable for the patient and clinician as well. This treatment was aimed towards providing solutions to the problems faced by the patient that was nasal regurgitation, hoarseness of voice, inability to insert and remove the prostheses, aesthetics, and function. All these problems were partly solved initially. Reconstructive surgery was suggested to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. And lip prostheses will be incorporated in the future to address the problem of aesthetics.

Journal of The Pakistan Dental AssociationVol. 33(02)
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Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
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