I am new here. I had an inferior maxillectomy and neck dissection on 8/16/2010. I have an interim obturator now but will be getting a definitive one very soon. I have not met anyone that wears one. I still have problems with it irritating my mouth and hurting. It is better after some of the alignments than others, but never has it been as good as I had expected. It has been almost 3 weeks since my last one and I have leakage, my speech is not very good, my bite is off, and there is irritation.

Should I expect the same with the definite obturator as with the interim one?

Linda



Linda, 68
T4a NO MO SCC of the right maxillary tuberosity
Inferior Maxillectomy of the right hard palate & RND 8/16/2010
Interim Obturator
IMRT - 30 days, ended 11/04/2010
Definitive Obturator soon