Fabrication of a custom eyelid implant prosthesis: A clinical report

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-103

  Choi, Mijin ^a,b   Driscoll, Carl F ^a,b  

^a Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial esthetics; Gold weight; Lagophthalmos; Tarsorrhapy

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYELID; EYELID DISEASE; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; REOPERATION;

BLEPHAROPLASTY; EYELID DISEASES; EYELIDS; GOLD; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REOPERATION;

EID: 3242798224     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2004.04015.x     Document Type: Article

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