Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Cleft Lip and Palate Patient With a Soft Palate Defect Using a Bar-Retained, Implant-Supported Speech-Aid Prosthesis: A Clinical Report

TUNA S. H., PEKKAN G., Buyukgural B.

CLEFT PALATE-CRANIOFACIAL JOURNAL, cilt.46, sa.1, ss.97-102, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1597/07-216.1
  • Dergi Adı: CLEFT PALATE-CRANIOFACIAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.97-102
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Prosthetic rehabilitation of an edentulous cleft lip and palate patient with a combined hard and soft palate defect is a great challenge, due to the lack of retention of the obturator prosthesis as a result of its weight and the inability to obtain a border seal. Dental implants improve the retention, stability, and occlusal function of prostheses when used in carefully selected cleft lip and palate cases. This clinical report presents an edentulous unilateral cleft lip and palate patient who has hard and soft palate defects and an atrophied maxilla, treated with an implant-supported speech-aid prosthesis.