Complete denture with hollow pharyngeal bulb prosthesis for rehabilitation of an edentulous cleft palate patient

Journal of Indian Prosthodontist Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 98-100

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Hollow pharyngeal bulb prosthesis; Palatal lift appliance; Palatopharyngeal port; Speech obturator; Velopharyngeal incompetence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750138796     PISSN: 09724052     EISSN: 09724052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4052.27784     Document Type: Article

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