Prosthetic rehabilitation of an edentulous Veau's class II -A Case report.
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2013-10
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Abstract
Patients with acquired defects or congenital malformations of the palate exhibit disturbances in speech
including hypernasality, nasal emission and decreased intelligibility of speech. Maxillofacial prosthesis is
an art and science which not only replaces the lost structure but also sometimes restores the function.obturator
is a prosthesis which closes the palate and pharyngeal defects and improving the speech and other function.
This article presents a case report of a completely edentulous patient with palatal insufficiency rehabilitated
prosthodontically with a hollow bulb obturator and a procedure for fabrication of closed hollow bulb
obturator prosthesis.
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Hollow Obturator, Palatal Insufficiency, Prosthetic Rehabilitation
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Neha D, Sunil D, khetan J. Prosthetic rehabilitation of an edentulous Veau's class II -A Case report. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 2013; 12(4): 435-438.