Prosthetic management of postsurgical fistulas in patients with cleft lip and palate.
A prosthesis devised for a young adult patient with a remaining cleft is described. This prosthesis would be effective for similar patients because it has the advantages of both fixed and removable partial dentures, a design acceptable to the patient, better hygiene because of easy insertion and removal, simple construction, and a moderate cost.
Morikawa
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First Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Toyoda
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Toyoda
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D000328:Adult; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010158:Palatal Obturators