Dynamic commissural splint
Microstomia, an abnormally small oral orifice, can manifest as a sequela of burns involoving the oral and perioral tissues due to contraction of the tissues and hypotonia of the circumoral musculature. Regardless of the etiology, scar contracture results in deformities that produce esthetic and func...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Dental Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2008;volume=19;issue=2;spage=165;epage=168;aulast=Nair |