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Myerson Duracetal, was used for the fabrication of Obturator Prostheses in four (4) patients. The steps in fabrication are outlined. The patients' perception of function as assessed using the Obturator Function Scale (Table 1) is also presented. Despite technical challenges, Myerson Duracetal was successfully used in fabrication of light, stable, retentive, aesthetic prostheses which could be adapted to the evolving defects.
Assuntos
Humanos , Prótese Dentária/instrumentação , Acetais , Maxila/anormalidades , Prótese Maxilofacial , Satisfação do PacienteRESUMO
A primary buccal mucosal malignant melanoma with metastases to submandibular and cervical lymph nodes is described in a four-year-old black girl. Mucosal melanomas are extremely rare in the 1st and 2nd decades, there being only three cases in this age group reported in major published series to date. Origin from a melanocytic naevus is a possibility in this patient in view of the histological features of the primary tumour (AU)