 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 794 | Cacky.....There are not many patients on this forum who have the type of surgery that requires an obturator afterward. I am one. I would love to hear about how Ron has managed over the years with his obturator. Does he have any teeth remaining? If not, how is his obturator secured? Is it made of all-acrylic or of a combination of metal and acrylic?
Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!
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