Rehabilitation of a patient with a post radiotherapy trismus with an obturator and a maxillary denture using magnet attachments

Bae, Hanna Eun Kyong; Jeon, Jeong Ho; Chung, Moon Kyu

doi:10.4047/jkap.2008.46.6.586

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“…In this case, a ball attachment on a splinted prosthesis over the existing teeth helped to retain the prosthesis along with the inferior hollow bulb. The resiliency of the ball attachment splinted to the rest of the remaining anterior teeth offers improved retention and preserves the remaining teeth by equally distributing the attachment forces [ 9 ]. Hollow obturators are a benefit to both the dentist and patient because of the reduced weight, hygiene facilitation, the ease of fabrication, and improved speech intelligibility.…”

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Split Hollow Bulb Obturator to Rehabilitate Maxillary Defect: A Case Report

Mohamed

Mani

Saravanakumar

et al. 2016

Cureus

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The rehabilitation of a maxillectomy patient involves meticulous treatment planning and designing. Lack of retention and facial support and limited mouth opening are the major issues that lead to functional and psychological trauma in post-maxillectomy patients. The successful rehabilitation of a maxillary defect includes restoring the function, esthetics, and a complete obturation of the defect, enabling the patient to feed without nasal regurgitation. This case report describes the fabrication of an obturator with a modified design, namely a split-antral hollow bulb obturator and oral part that is retained with a ball attachment, for a patient with right-side acquired maxillary defect due to recurrent myxoma. The primary advantage of this modification is enhanced facial support and a self-retentive antral obturation that improved the quality of life of the patient after an extensive maxillectomy.

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Split Hollow Bulb Obturator to Rehabilitate Maxillary Defect: A Case Report

Mohamed

Mani

Saravanakumar

et al. 2016

Cureus

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“…Clinical applications of magnetic attachments in maxillofacial prostheses have been used as overdenture abutments and for attachments between components of the prostheses [ 8 , 9 ]. Magnet attachments need efficacy for adjustment of final placement of upper and lower parts of the prosthesis during insertion, and also the defect was bilateral and large which needed more complicated treatment.…”

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A Noval Approach of Altered Cast Technique in Bilateral Partial Maxillectomy Patient with Severely Restricted Mouth Opening

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Patients with extensive head and neck injuries due to trauma and/or extensive surgical procedures often exhibit a severely limited ability to open the mouth. For the dentist involved in prosthodontic treatment of such patients, restricted mouth opening commonly leads to compromised impressions and prostheses especially in cases where both hard and soft palatal parts have been resected. In prosthodontic treatment, the loaded impression tray is the largest item requiring intraoral placement. During impression procedures, wide mouth opening is required for proper tray insertion and alignment. This is not possible in patients with restricted mouth opening, so a modification of the standard impression procedure is often necessary to accomplish this fundamental step in the fabrication of a successful prosthesis. An alteration in the final impression procedure was made using altered cast technique for fabricating an obturator prosthesis with soft palate extension, and the result obtained was quite satisfactory.

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Patient Satisfaction regarding Conventional One-Piece Versus Two-Piece Magnet-Retained Obturator for Patients with Complete Edentulism: A Preliminary Crossover Clinical Trial

Sharaf¹,

Eskander²

2022

TODENTJ

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Purpose: This study aimed at evaluating patients' satisfaction with conventional one-piece obturators versus two-piece magnet-retained obturators in completely edentulous patient maxillectomy cases. Materials and Methods: Ten completely edentulous participants with hemimaxillectomy (8 males and 2 females) were selected in a crossover study. Participants received a conventional obturator one-piece and two-piece obturators connected by magnet attachment in alternate periods (sequences A‐B and B‐A), and outcomes were assessed after 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months Evaluation was made using Obturator Functioning Scale (OFS) and Oral Health Impact Profile for edentulous people (OHIP-EDENT). One way ANOVA test and multivariate analysis of variance with a general linear model with repeated measures was used to test the impact of the group, time, and order on each of the studied scores (α=.05). Results: Magnet design showed a statistically significant lower score (P <.050) than the conventional design regarding the overall satisfaction score of OFS along all follow-up periods. Concerning OHIP-EDENT, the magnet design showed a statistically significant lower score (P <.050) than the conventional design regarding total functional limitations, total physical pain, and total social disability along all follow-up periods while for total psychological discomfort, total physical disability, and total handicap, no statistically significant difference was observed between both groups (P >.050). Conclusion: Two-pieces magnet-retained obturator could provide better satisfaction and better restoration of orofacial function than the conventional one to manage completely edentulous patients. Clinical Trial Registration Number: NCT05066828

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Rehabilitation of a patient with a post radiotherapy trismus with an obturator and a maxillary denture using magnet attachments

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Split Hollow Bulb Obturator to Rehabilitate Maxillary Defect: A Case Report

Split Hollow Bulb Obturator to Rehabilitate Maxillary Defect: A Case Report

A Noval Approach of Altered Cast Technique in Bilateral Partial Maxillectomy Patient with Severely Restricted Mouth Opening

Patient Satisfaction regarding Conventional One-Piece Versus Two-Piece Magnet-Retained Obturator for Patients with Complete Edentulism: A Preliminary Crossover Clinical Trial

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