title: Implant-supported prostheses for treatment of adults with cleft palate.
abstract: Six adult patients with cleft palate, ranging in age from 47 to 78 years, were treated with self-tapping titanium implants. Twenty-three implants, 7 to 15 mm in length, were placed. Of these, one (4%) was 7 mm, eight (35%) were 10 mm, nine (39%) were 13 mm, and five (22%) were 15 mm. Time between stage I and stage II implant surgeries was 5 to 14 months, averaging 8.3 months. Time from stage II surgery to the present is 1.5 to 5 years, averaging 3 years. Of the 23 implants placed, 21 (91%) achieved osseointegration. One (4%) implant was not used prosthetically. Two (9%) 10 mm implants failed to integrate in one patient. All patients were treated with a maxillary complete denture or overdenture. Five (83%) required the addition of a pharyngeal section for speech enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Arcuri
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: LaVelle
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Svec
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants