[Repair of residual cleft palates in older adult patients].
Residual cleft palates in adult patients are hard to repair. A prosthesis may cause patients to complain of loss of fluid through the nose when they drink. Furthermore, there may be problems with the retention of the prosthesis. In sixteen adult patients the residual cleft palate was successfully closed. In three patients a second surgical procedure was required.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D016896:Treatment Outcome