Restoring masticatory function in a patient with severe microstomia using rapid prototyped mesh and a custom-made hinge and swing-lock prosthesis.

Autor: Tulunoglu I; Associate Professor, Department of Comprehensive Care, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: ibrahim.tulunoglu@case.edu., Lee MH; Predoctoral student, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio., Taifur ML; Instructor, Department of Comprehensive Care, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio., Tulunoglu O; Visiting Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of prosthetic dentistry [J Prosthet Dent] 2018 Jun; Vol. 119 (6), pp. 887-892. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Oct 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2017.06.016
Abstrakt: This clinical report describes the use of rapid prototyped mesh in a complete swing-lock prosthesis to restore masticatory function in an edentulous patient with severe microstomia and perioral scar tissue after an industrial hot tar accident.
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Databáze: MEDLINE