Dental rehabilitation of a cleft lip and palate patient by implant-supported overdenture: A case report
Our patient was a 27-year-old male with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Considering the mobility of bone segments around the cleft, an implant-supported removable overdenture (obturator) was fabricated, which improved the function and esthetics and led to patient satisfaction. The treatment resul...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical case reports 2020, Vol.8 (10), p.1932-1936 |
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| Format: | Report |
| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Our patient was a 27-year-old male with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Considering the mobility of bone segments around the cleft, an implant-supported removable overdenture (obturator) was fabricated, which improved the function and esthetics and led to patient satisfaction. The treatment results are still satisfactory after 5 years of follow-up. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-0904 2050-0904 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ccr3.3032 |