Prosthetic treatments for patients with oronasal communication

J Craniofac Surg. 2011 Jul;22(4):1445-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31821d17bd.

Abstract

The prosthetic treatments play a role in the rehabilitation of patients with congenital and acquired cleft palate. To prepare the surgical field and/or correct inevitable sequelae of the surgery, the rehabilitation with obturator prosthesis is an auxiliary or complementary treatment to surgical treatments. In cases where the surgical treatment is contraindicated, the prosthetic rehabilitation becomes a definitive treatment. The denture is planned and fabricated according to each patient. Therefore, the aim of this study was to discuss the prosthetic rehabilitation performed in patients with oronasal communication.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Dental Materials / classification
  • Dental Prosthesis Design
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
  • Denture Design
  • Humans
  • Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation
  • Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / rehabilitation
  • Nose Diseases / rehabilitation*
  • Oral Fistula / rehabilitation*
  • Palatal Obturators* / classification
  • Respiratory Tract Fistula / rehabilitation*

Substances

  • Dental Materials