A different wax sculpture technique for implant-retained auricular prosthesis
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Tarih
2015
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Dental Investigations Society
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Replacement of missing ears is a challenging task in which extensive array of materials and techniques have been employed. This article describes a different and simplified procedure for fabricating auricular prostheses very similar to the intact left ear of the patient. A 65-year-old male patient was referred to the Department of Prosthodontics with the loss of the right ear. In this case, the impression was made using hydrocolloid material (alginate) from the both defected and the opposite side. After hardening of the stone casts, a custom-made transparent splint plate was designed for the left auricular side. The splint was reversed and a cast model of the right auricular side was obtained as pouring the dental stone into transparent orthodontic splint. After getting the impression from cast model, conventional wax pattern and try on process was done. Finally, silicone elastomer was polymerized and the retention of the prosthesis acquired with the magnetic attachments. The technique described is economical, conventional, and time-saving. Furthermore, the prosthesis imitates the patient's intact auricular tissue. © 2015 European Journal of Dentistry.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Auricular prosthesis, Implant retained prosthesis, Magnet attachment, Osseointegrated auricular implants
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European Journal of Dentistry
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Q1
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9
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