Obturator for Rehabilitation of Cleft Palate With Implant-Supported Retention System

Artigo

Fecha

2010-01-01

Registro en:

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 21, n. 1, p. 151-154, 2010.

1049-2275

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/15267

10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181c50de1

WOS:000273902400034

9719883814872582

0000-0002-3800-3050

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3890522

Autor

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Institución

Universidade Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Brasil)

Resumen

Objective: Surgical reconstruction and prosthetic obturation are alternatives for the treatment of cleft in the soft palate.Design: The present case reports the rehabilitation of a patient presenting cleft palate with obturator prosthesis associated with implant-supported retention system.Conclusions: The use of ball attachment system improved speech, masticatory efficiency, swallowing, and social behavior of the patient.

Materias

Obturator

cleft palate

implant-supported prosthesis

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