Two-step fabrication of an obturator prosthesis for a large maxillary defect with digital speech analysis: A case report

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Yujia Wang http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2758-1661 Mariko Hattori http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2802-8016 Pooja Garg http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5750-9367 Christian Wesemann http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9158-3015 Tengku Fazrina Tengku Mohd Ariff http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0669-9866 Cristian Lagos Fredes Yuka I Sumita http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3982-8369

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This report describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with a large maxillary defect. It is often risky and difficult to take an impression of a large defect in a single-step procedure. In this study, we present a clinical technique where the maxillary obturator prosthesis was fabricated by combining two methods: conventional processing using an impression followed by relining of the obturator part to improve retention and support of the prosthesis. This report also describes how digital speech analysis using formants of five vowels can be utilized during the relining and adjustment step, resulting in improved patient satisfaction and comfort. (Int J Maxillofac Prosthetics 2020;3:32-36)

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WANG, Yujia et al. Two-step fabrication of an obturator prosthesis for a large maxillary defect with digital speech analysis: A case report. International Journal of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, [S.l.], v. 3, p. 32-36, jan. 2021. ISSN 2432-3993. Available at: <https://ij-mp.com/ojs/index.php/ijmp/article/view/30>. Date accessed: 30 nov. 2023. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.26629/ijmp.2020.07.
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