title: Rehabilitation of maxillary cleft with hybrid obturator prosthesis.
abstract: The hybrid obturator prosthesis aims to provide a sense of well-being to the patient, offering improvements in speech, chewing, and swallowing. Thus, the retention and stabilization of the prosthesis become decisive factors for the success of the rehabilitation treatment. The objective of this study was to describe the treatment of a 70-year-old man with a congenital maxillary cleft performed through aesthetic and functional prosthetic rehabilitation with hybrid obturator prosthesis. In this study, the fabricated prosthesis achieved its purpose by providing adequate functional and aesthetic conditions to the patient, promoting the reduction of airspace through the sealing of the oronasal communication, with consequent improvement in the quality of life.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Coelho
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Goiato
authors.forename: Daniela Micheline
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Felipe Melhado
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Magri
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rahal
authors.forename: Agda Marobo
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Andreotti
authors.forename: Amália
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Aljomar José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Vechiato Filho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011788:Quality of Life; D014716:Vertical Dimension