A simple ear splint for microtia patients.
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2015-03
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Microtia is a congenital anomaly of the ear can occur as an isolated birth defect or as part of a
spectrum of anomalies or as a syndrome. Microtia is often associated with impaired hearing and
or total loss of hearing. Such patients typically require treatment for surgical ear reconstruction
and for hearing impairment. Maintenance of ear projection and post auricular sulcus in staged
ear reconstruction in microtia is a trying problem. So also is the maintenance of the patency of
the external auditory meatus following recanalization and meatoplasty.This case report describes
a simple effective way of fabrication of ear splint prosthesis.
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Acrylic resin, ear splint, microtia, retentive loops
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Krishnan CJ Venkata, Balaji SM, Jain Ashish R. A simple ear splint for microtia patients. Indian Journal of Dental Research. 2015 Mar-Apr; 26(2): 220-221.