Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 559-561 , December 2001

Basic principles of obturator design for partially edentulous patients. Part I: Classification

Presented before the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Orlando, Fla.

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☆ Supported in part by NIH-NCI-CN-55184-05.

☆☆ *Professor of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Director, Regional Center for Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation.

★ Reprinted from J Prosthet Dent 1978;40:554-7.

PII: S0022-3913(01)52530-5

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2001.121618

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 559-561 , December 2001

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