title: Prosthetic rehabilitation of the cleft palate patient.
abstract: This article is a brief overview of prosthodontic and restorative methods used in the treatment of unilateral and bilateral cleft palate patients. Some past, present, and future methods of rehabilitation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry 35294, USA.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Parr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000848:Anodontia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000534:rehabilitation