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Functional and Aesthetic Rehabilitation of a Geriatric Patient with Cleft Palate: A Case Report

Published:2015-05 Issue:3 Volume:52 Page:363-368
ISSN:1055-6656
Container-title:The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Author:

Gupta Lokendra¹,Aparna I.N.¹,Dhanasekar B.¹,Khanna Gagan¹,Lingeshwar D.²,Agarwal Priyanka³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India.

2. Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Madha Dental College and Hospital, Kunrathur, Tamilnadu, India.

3. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India.

Abstract

Cleft palate defect with complete edentulism in elderly patients presents a prosthodontic challenge for complete denture fabrication. Such large defects are very difficult to restore by surgical intervention and have direct consequence on such functions as mastication and speech, on aesthetics, and on the patient's mental attitude. This article describes a case report in which a 76-year-old female patient underwent restoration with a closed hollow bulb obturator for a large cleft palate defect.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Otorhinolaryngology,Oral Surgery

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1597/13-320

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