title: Maxillary rehabilitation using a removable partial denture with attachments in a cleft lip and palate patient: a clinical report.
abstract: Clefts of the lip and/or palate (CLP) are oral-facial defects that affect health and overall quality of life. CLP patients often need multidisciplinary treatment to restore oral function and esthetics. This paper describes the oral rehabilitation of a CLP adult patient who had maxillary bone and tooth loss, resulting in decreased occlusal vertical dimension. Functional and cosmetic rehabilitation was achieved using a maxillary removable partial denture (RPD) attached to telescopic crowns. Attachment-retained RPDs may be a cost-effective alternative for oral rehabilitation in challenging cases with substantial loss of oral tissues, especially when treatment with fixed dental prostheses and/or dental implants is not possible.
authors: Department of Prosthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Marina Rechden Lobato
authors: MR
authors: Palmeiro
authors: Caroline Scheeren
authors: CS
authors: Piffer
authors: Vivian Martins
authors: VM
authors: Brunetto
authors: Paulo César
authors: PC
authors: Maccari
authors: Rosemary Sadami Arai
authors: RS
authors: Shinkai
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D003442:Crowns; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
keywords: Telescopic crowns; birth defects; cleft lip; cleft palate; dental prosthesis; quality of life; removable partial denture; removable prosthesis; telescopic retainers