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Fabrication of a meatus obturator on a titanium framework with a 1-step impression
Akin Coskun1, Suat Yaluğ, Hüseyín Yazicioğlu
1Department of Prosthodontics, University of Cumhuriyet, Faculty of Dentistry, Sivas, Turkey. acoskun@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
Abstract:
The fabrication of meatal obturator prosthesis with titanium framework using a 1-step final impression procedure is described in the case of a 44-year-old woman with congenital absence of the soft palate. The meatus obturator results in a more stable maxillary prosthesis and permits acceptable speech for a patient with total absence of the soft palate. The fabrication technique is relatively easy and saves time by eliminating some laboratory procedures.
