title: Decision making for residual palatoalveolar cleft defects: a new classification.
abstract: Oral rehabilitation of adult patients with cleft lip and palate is related to the severity of the anatomical and functional alterations that hamper the proper closure of the nasopharynx. The ideal treatment is closure by bone graft and orthodontics. However, when surgery is not possible or when the patient does not wish to undergo surgery, a palatal prosthesis may offer the best solution in most clinical situations. The authors of this article propose a new classification to help the practitioner with decision making and prosthetic treatment planning for residual palatoalveolar cleft defects.
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Destruhaut
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pomar
authors.forename: Rémi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Esclassan
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rignon-Bret
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000145:classification* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000145:classification* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003657:Decision Making; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D010158:Palatal Obturators / Q000145:classification; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation