"Palatal Obturators" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Appliances that close a cleft or fissure of the palate.
| Descriptor ID |
D010158
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.780.346.850 E07.695.190.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Palatal Obturators- Palatal Obturators
- Obturators, Palatal
- Obturator, Palatal
- Palatal Obturator
Cleft Palate Prosthesis- Cleft Palate Prosthesis
- Cleft Palate Prostheses
- Palate Prostheses, Cleft
- Palate Prosthesis, Cleft
- Prostheses, Cleft Palate
- Prosthesis, Cleft Palate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palatal Obturators" by people in Profiles.
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An alternative impression technique for capturing anatomic undercuts to rehabilitate a patient with a total maxillectomy: A clinical report. J Prosthet Dent. 2019 Oct; 122(4):412-416.
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Maxillofacial prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with oral complications during and after multimodality therapy for the management of oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Prosthet Dent. 2015 Jun; 113(6):651-5.
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CT imaging features of obturator prostheses in patients following palatectomy or maxillectomy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Nov-Dec; 32(10):1926-9.
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Pterygoid implants for maxillofacial rehabilitation of a patient with a bilateral maxillectomy defect. J Oral Implantol. 2013 Feb; 39(1):91-7.
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Microvascular free flap reconstruction versus palatal obturation for maxillectomy defects. Head Neck. 2010 Jul; 32(7):860-8.
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Diagnostic considerations and prosthetic rehabilitation of a cocaine-induced midline destructive lesion: A clinical report. J Prosthet Dent. 2010 Jan; 103(1):1-5.
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Interim obturator retained by an extraoral device: a clinical report. J Prosthodont. 2008 Oct; 17(7):582-5.
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A hollow delayed surgical obturator for a bilateral subtotal maxillectomy patient: a clinical report. J Prosthet Dent. 2008 Jan; 99(1):14-8.
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Postsurgical use of prosthetic palatal appliances. Two case reports. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2005; 30(2):105-8.
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Obturation of the partial soft palate defect. J Prosthet Dent. 2004 Jan; 91(1):75-9.