title: Obturator for rehabilitation of cleft palate with implant-supported retention system.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Surgical reconstruction and prosthetic obturation are alternatives for the treatment of cleft in the soft palate.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present case reports the rehabilitation of a patient presenting cleft palate with obturator prosthesis associated with implant-supported retention system.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of ball attachment system improved speech, masticatory efficiency, swallowing, and social behavior of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São Paulo State University Araçatuba Dental School, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. goiato@foa.unesp.br
authors.forename: Marcelo Coelho
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Goiato
authors.forename: Daniela Micheline
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Luiz Marcelo Ribeiro
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000044:Dental Abutments; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011788:Quality of Life