Prosthodontic treatment of edentulous patients with postoperative mandibular defects of oncological origin

Abstract

The aim of the study was clinical and bacteriological approbation of improved obturator dentures with soft lining. The study involved 116 patients (68 females and 48 males aged 47-78) with edentulous jaws and side palatal defect of oncological origin. Improved elastic obturator maxilla dentures in patients with palatal defects proved to have better stability and provides better comfort effectively preventing inflammation of prosthetic bed soft tissues.