Surgical and prosthetic rehabilitation of edentulous adult cleft palate patients by dental implants.
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چکیده
Adult patients who did not receive proper treatment for cleft palate are challenging for clinicians in terms of prosthetic rehabilitation. Moreover, during the late stages of adulthood when patients become edentulous, prosthetic reconstruction becomes even more challenging. This clinical report describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of 2 edentulous geriatric patients with unrepaired cleft palate by placement of dental implants after closure of the oronasal communications.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of craniofacial surgery
دوره 21 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010