Oral rehabilitation of a patient with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate using an implant-retained speech-aid prosthesis: Clinical report

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 673-677

  Abreu, Amara ^a   Levy, Daniel ^a   Rodriguez, Enrique ^b   Rivera, Irma ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Osseointegrated implants; Speech aid prosthesis; Unrepaired palate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REHABILITATION CARE;

AGED; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MALE; PALATAL OBTURATORS; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 36448980929     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/06-169.1     Document Type: Article

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