Abstract
This article describes a digital workflow for fabricating an interim obturator after
partial maxillectomy which utilizes the radiopacity of iodoform gauze, a common surgical
packing material, to simulate postoperative oronasal defect cavities through a computer-aided
design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) workflow and to generate the interim
obturator by 3-dimensional printing. This technique may serve as a promising alternative
technique for the fabrication of an interim obturator and, in particular, benefit
patients who have not seen a prosthetic specialist before surgery and present without
a surgical obturator.
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Published online: December 02, 2022
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Funding: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant #81970987.
R.Z. and Y.D. contributed equally to this work.
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