Maxillary obturator prosthesis rehabilitation following maxillectomy for ameloblastoma: Case series of five patients

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 464-468

  Omondi, Ben I ^a   Guthua, Symon W ^a   Awange, David O ^a   Odhiambo, Walter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN;

ADULT; AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTITION; DENTURE; DEVICE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KENYA; MALE; MAXILLA RESECTION; MAXILLA TUMOR; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AMELOBLASTOMA; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATAL OBTURATORS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 4344571593     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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