OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Prosthodont JT - The International Journal of Prosthodontics IS - 1942-4426 (Electronic) IS - 0893-2174 (Print) IP - 6 VI - 4 PST - ppublish DP - 1991 PG - 524-528 LA - en TI - Construction of an Interim Obturator Using a Microwave-Polymerized Denture Base Resin FAU - AlKhatib AU - AlKhatib FAU - McKinstry AU - McKinstry CN - AB - This article describes a technique for fabricating an interim obturator for maxillectomy patients using a microwave-polymerized denture base resin. The use of microwave irradiation to polymerize this type of resin reduces the time required to fabricate interim obturators and results in prostheses comparable in physical properties and superior in dimensional accuracy to prostheses made with conventional heat-polymerized acrylic denture base resin. The technique is simple and time efficient, and it does not require any special or elaborate laboratory equipment. AID - 847628