MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHETICS
Online ISSN : 2435-0389
Print ISSN : 0389-4045
Fabrication Procedure of Soft PAP for Speech Improvement of Glossectomy Patient
Keiji OHTAFuminobu MIYAZAKIShigehisa KAWAKAMIMasaaki SATOTakayuki KONISHINaomichi MURATANaoki KODAMAShogo MINAGI
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2016 Volume 39 Issue 2 Pages 80-85

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Abstract

Soft palatal augmentation prosthesis (Soft PAP) is a newly developed device which improves speech quality by providing an articulation point for patients with functional or morphological imperfection of their tongue. Soft PAP was made with a thermoplastic plate molded on a working cast whose palatal shape was modified using silicone putty material to make a flat surface on the palate. This article introduces fabrication procedures of three types of Soft PAP.

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© 2016 Japanese Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics
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