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Palatal Obturators

Palatal Obturator is a type of maxillofacial prosthesis designed to occlude a defect in the palatal region, thereby restoring function and speech by sealing the oral and nasal cavities in cases of congenital, traumatic, or surgical palatal discontinuity.

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243

Authors

114

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Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Palatal Obturator

Parents

Publications

72

Obturator prostheses for hemimaxillectomy patients

Filiz Keyf · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation · 2001 · 101 citations

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Quality of life and problems associated with obturators of patients with maxillectomies

Marwa Mohammed Ali, Nadia Khalifa, Mohammed Nasser Alhajj · Head & Face Medicine · 2018 · 78 citations · Full text

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Speech Intelligibility of Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate after Placement of Speech Prosthesis

João Henrique Nogueira Pinto, Giseleda Silva Dalben, Maria Inês Pegoraro‐Krook · The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal · 2007 · 75 citations

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Clinical considerations improving obturator treatment

Kenneth E. Brown · Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry · 1970 · 74 citations

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The palatal island flap for reconstruction of palatal and retromolar trigone defects revisited.

Eric M. Genden, Bryant B. Lee, Mark L. Urken · PubMed · 2001 · 64 citations

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Authors

243

  1. PG
    Pravinkumar G. Patil

    Government Dental College and Hospital, India

    3 publications · 52 citations

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  2. JH
    João Henrique Nogueira Pinto

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    2 publications · 88 citations

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  3. DM
    Daniela Micheline dos Santos

    Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Brazil

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  4. MC
    Marcelo Coelho Goiato

    Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Brazil

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  5. HT
    Hisashi Taniguchi

    Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

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Institutions

114

  1. Süleyman Demirel University

    Isparta, Türkiye

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    84 citations

  2. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    243 citations

  3. Hacettepe University

    Ankara, Türkiye

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    131 citations

  4. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    74 citations

  5. Government Dental College and Hospital

    Ahmedabad, India

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    70 citations

  6. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    178 citations

  7. Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital

    Chennai, India

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    57 citations

  8. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    151 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

    19 publications · 450 citations

    13

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 8 publications · 263 citations

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  3. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

    8 publications · 221 citations

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  5. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

    2 publications · 52 citations

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