Utilizing orthodontic appliances to retain and disguise a pediatric maxillary obturator throughout growth.

Autor: Ruse MK; Maxillofacial Prosthodontist, Head and Neck Specialists, Charleston, SC., Lloren PA; Private practice, Seattle, Wash., Bigsby AJ 3rd; Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Dentistry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY., Harper MT; Private practice, Portland, Ore.; and Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va; Private practice, Portland, Ore., and Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., Lee SKY; Consultant, Division of Prosthetic and Esthetic Dentistry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., Muller OM; Consultant, Division of Prosthetic and Esthetic Dentistry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Electronic address: muller.olivia@mayo.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of prosthetic dentistry [J Prosthet Dent] 2023 Nov 28. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.10.021
Abstrakt: Unique challenges are encountered when providing an obturator for an adolescent patient. Challenges include the need to modify the obturator throughout growth, engaging the mixed dentition or partially erupted teeth with minimal undercuts, the psychosocial challenges of an actively maturing patient, and the possible need for coincidental orthodontic therapy. This clinical report describes the ongoing rehabilitation of a patient who presented at the age of 10 with a biopsy-confirmed palatal mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Incorporating orthodontic brackets for retention of innovative adjustable obturator clasps allowed for the favorable function of the obturator prosthesis and the ability to alter the prosthesis over time.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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