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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
This paper describes a closed, hollow obturator with a nondetachable screw cap to seal the access hole that also allows cleaning of the inside of the bulb. A small screw cap was fabricated from a cobalt-chromium alloy. This screw was screwed to the access hole prepared at the top of the hollow obturator and when removed allows the inside of the obturator to be cleaned through the access hole. At the end of the screw, a preformed cobalt-chromium wire was attached that works as the safety retention mechanism of the screw. This ensures the screw in not aspirated or swallowed if it becomes unscrewed and falls from the prosthesis during wear in the patient's mouth. This device enables the patient to clean the inside of the closed obturator at home.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1049-2275
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1138-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A custom-made sealing screw cap for a closed, hollow obturator.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Occlusion and Removable Prosthodontics,Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan. goro@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article