title: [Implant-borne prosthetic rehabilitation in patients with cleft lip and palate: A retrospective study on 43 patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Implant-borne rehabilitation in cleft lip and palate patient are aimed to allow for good orofacial functions, stable occlusion, and adequate support for the naso-labial region. The goal of our study was to evaluate the functional and esthetic results of the implant-born dental rehabilitation of the cleft lip and palate patients in our department.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our retrospective study concerned patients operated between 1995 and 2010 in our department. All included patients suffered from a cleft alveolus and lip, with or without cleft palate. Dental implants were placed in the bone-grafted alveolus and the end of growth and at distance from the bone graft procedure. Criteria of implant survival and implant-borne rehabilitation success were defined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 78 implants were placed in 43 patients between 1995 and 2010. Two implants were lost (implant survival rate: 97.4%). Despite this loss, all the patients could be rehabilitated with good functional and esthetic results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implant-borne rehabilitation is a reliable solution for prosthetic rehabilitation in patients with cleft lip and palate. This solution allows for avoiding removable prosthesis and dental mutilation.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, CHU de Lyon, boulevard Pinel, 69500 Bron, France. Electronic address: florentborgnat@gmail.com.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borgnat
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, CHU de Lyon, boulevard Pinel, 69500 Bron, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, CHU de Lyon, boulevard Pinel, 69500 Bron, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paulus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057909:Orthognathic Surgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cleft lip and palate; Dental implants; Dental prosthesis; Fentes labio-palatines; Implants dentaires; Prothèse dentaire