METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOLLOW OBTURATOR PROSTHESIS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: method involves producing maxillary defect imprint, manufacturing its plaster model and modeling wax pattern of obturator prosthesis. The model is compressed with single basis wax layer. Recess is formed on the palatine part corresponding to defect shape. The basis and wax copy of artificial alveolar process is modeled and teeth setting is carried out. Plate is produced from basis wax as a cover closing the recess formed on the palatine part. The cover models the palatine fornix in which a hole of 10-15 mm large diameter is produced. The plate is fixed with wax on defect edges. The so modeled hollow obturator prosthesis is plastered into cuvette composed of two parts - bottom and cover. Model with obturator prosthesis in vertical position is plastered into lower cuvette part. Upper cuvette part is set and filled with liquid gypsum on vibrating table. Gypsum flows inside of obturator through an opening in palatine part. Metal wire loop is introduced into the obturator through an opening in wax plate. Wire diameter is 1.0-1.5 mm as large. The cuvette is hold to achieve full hardening of gypsum. The cuvette is opened after removing wax by applying evaporation method. Obturator model and upper cuvette part are filled with dough-like plastic. Both parts of the cuvette is joined and pressed in vertical direction using bench press. The plastic is polymerized. The prosthesis is removed from the cuvette. Gypsum and reinforcing wire are removed from the cuvette through the palatine part opening. The opening is closed with self-hardening plastic. The prosthesis is filed and polished and fitted in the oral cavity.

EFFECT: improved strength properties; exact correspondence to prosthesis bed.

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