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A maxillary lip prosthesis retained by an obturator with attachments: A clinical report. 2002

Meiko Oki, and Shogo Ozawa, and Hisashi Taniguchi

Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. meikoo.mfp@tmd.ac.jp

This article describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of small maxillary lip and maxilla defects with a lip prosthesis attached to an obturator. The definitive obturator prosthesis was designed with 3 plastic ball attachments on the labial surface that provided adequate retention for the lip prosthesis. The thin margin of the lip prosthesis ensured that it adapted well to functional movements.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008046	Lip	Either of the two fleshy, full-blooded margins of the mouth.	Philtrum,Lips,Philtrums
D008048	Lip Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the LIP.	Cancer of Lip,Lip Cancer,Cancer of the Lip,Neoplasms, Lip,Cancer, Lip,Cancers, Lip,Lip Cancers,Lip Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lip
D008441	Maxillary Neoplasms	Cancer or tumors of the MAXILLA or upper jaw.	Maxillary Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Maxillary,Neoplasms, Maxillary
D008447	Maxillofacial Prosthesis	A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the maxilla, mandible, and face, missing as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery. When the prosthesis replaces portions of the mandible only, it is referred to as MANDIBULAR PROSTHESIS.	Maxillary Prosthesis,Maxillary Prostheses,Maxillofacial Prostheses,Prostheses, Maxillary,Prostheses, Maxillofacial,Prosthesis, Maxillary,Prosthesis, Maxillofacial
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010158	Palatal Obturators	Appliances that close a cleft or fissure of the palate.	Cleft Palate Prosthesis,Nasoalveolar Molding Devices,Obturators, Palatal,Cleft Palate Prostheses,Device, Nasoalveolar Molding,Devices, Nasoalveolar Molding,Molding Device, Nasoalveolar,Molding Devices, Nasoalveolar,Nasoalveolar Molding Device,Obturator, Palatal,Palatal Obturator,Palate Prostheses, Cleft,Palate Prosthesis, Cleft,Prostheses, Cleft Palate,Prosthesis, Cleft Palate
D011474	Prosthesis Design	The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis.	Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D003528	Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic	Carcinoma characterized by bands or cylinders of hyalinized or mucinous stroma separating or surrounded by nests or cords of small epithelial cells. When the cylinders occur within masses of epithelial cells, they give the tissue a perforated, sievelike, or cribriform appearance. Such tumors occur in the mammary glands, the mucous glands of the upper and lower respiratory tract, and the salivary glands. They are malignant but slow-growing, and tend to spread locally via the nerves. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Cylindroma,Adenocystic Carcinoma,Adenocystic Carcinomas,Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma,Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas,Carcinoma, Adenocystic,Carcinomas, Adenocystic,Carcinomas, Adenoid Cystic,Cylindromas,Cystic Carcinoma, Adenoid,Cystic Carcinomas, Adenoid
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man