A hollow delayed surgical obturator for a bilateral subtotal maxillectomy patient: A clinical report

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-18

  Ortegon, Sergio M ^a   Martin, Jack W ^b   Lewin, Jan S ^b  

^a Section of Oncologic Dentistry and Prosthodontics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; MAXILLA TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TIME; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PALATAL OBTURATORS; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37549006744     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(08)60003-7     Document Type: Article

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