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Obturator for rehabilitation of cleft palate with implant-supported retention system
Marcelo Coelho Goiato1, Daniela Micheline Santos, Luiz Marcelo Ribeiro Villa
1Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São Paulo State University Araçatuba Dental School, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. goiato@foa.unesp.br
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
|January 15, 2010
Abstract
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.
