| Autor: |
RAJI, G. TASNEEM, PEARL, E. ESHONA, SREELAL, T., MOHAN, APARNA, CHANDRAMOHAN, GIRI |
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Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal; 3/31/2016, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p136-140, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
Instances of uncorrected cleft lip in adult or elderly patients are still seen in rural areas or among the people who are unaware of its correction in the developing countries. Adult patients who did not receive proper treatment for cleft lip are challenging for clinicians in terms of prosthetic rehabilitation especially when the patient become edentulous. This paper presents the management and personal identity revival of a completely edentulous 54 year old patient with uncorrected bilateral cleft lip. The facial deformity was characterized by irregularities of upper lip, protruded and rotated central incisors in the pre-maxillary region with multiple missing teeth in the upper jaw and completely edentulous lower jaw. Complete Dentures were inserted following extraction of the central incisors and the remaining natural teeth in the upper jaw, along with a Lip prosthesis made out of silicone that is retained to the maxillary Complete Denture by means of magnets. The patient was very pleased with the improvement in speech and chewing and she approved of her facial esthetics. The existence of uncorrected cleft in the elderly population highlights the need to improve policies in treating patients with cleft lip, mainly in developing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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