Fabrication of a dento-maxillary prosthesis with elastic polyester and light polymerized resin materials for edentulous maxilla defect

Abstract

The patient was a 62-year-old woman with left maxillary defect and who was totally edentulous, who had undergone a left partial maxillectomy 25 years ago. A dento-maxillary prosthesis with open type obturator was fabricated. Elastic polyester material was used for the obturator and light polymerized resin was used for the palatal denture plate. The weight of the prosthesis could be reduced because the thickness of the obturator and the palatal denture plate was controlled.