A complete denture with pharyngeal bulb in an edentulous patient with cleft palate
A cleft palate whether congenital or acquired is present when an oro-nasal communication exists between palate and nose. Selected cleft patients with gross deficiencies of palatal tissues are best treated prosthodontically, without surgical intervention. This article presents a case report of an ede...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | The Saint's International Dental Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sidj.org/article.asp?issn=2454-3160;year=2016;volume=2;issue=2;spage=57;epage=59;aulast=Kaura |
Summary: | A cleft palate whether congenital or acquired is present when an oro-nasal communication exists between palate and nose. Selected cleft patients with gross deficiencies of palatal tissues are best treated prosthodontically, without surgical intervention. This article presents a case report of an edentulous patient with palatal insufficiency successfully rehabilitated with a complete denture along with pharyngeal bulb. |
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ISSN: | 2454-3160 2589-7373 |