Multi-unit fixed partial denture for a bilateral cleft palate patient: a clinical report

Authors: WATANABE, I.¹; KURTZ, K. S.²; WATANABE, E.³; YAMADA, M.⁴; YOSHIDA, N.⁴; MILLER, A. W.⁵

Source: Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Volume 32, Number 8, August 2005 , pp. 620-622(3)

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Abstract:

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Patients with cleft palates eventually require definitive fixed or removable dental prostheses after the maintenance of arch alignment and occlusal relationship during adolescence. This case report presents application of a resin composite veneered fixed partial denture utilized as a definitive prosthesis for a bilateral cleft palate patient after stable occlusion had been established orthodontically. The composite veneered long span fixed partial denture provides adequate aesthetics and function.

Keywords: partial denture; composite; veneer; cleft; palate

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2842.2005.01468.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Biomaterials Science, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, TX, USA 2: International Program in Prosthodontics, New York University, New York, NY, USA 3: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, TX, USA 4: Department of Developmental and Reconstructive Medicine, Division of Orthodontics and Biomedical Engineering, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan 5: Department of Restorative Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, TX, USA

Publication date: 2005-08-01