REHABILITATION OF COMPLETELY EDENTULOUS CONGENITAL CLEFT PALATE DEFECT WITH CLOSED HOLLOW BULB OBTURATOR: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT.
- Post Graduation Student, Department of Prosthodontics Crown and bridge, JSS Dental College and Hospital, A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University, SS Nagara, Mysuru- 570015, Karnataka, India.
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics Crown and bridge, JSS Dental College and Hospital, A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University, SS Nagara, Mysuru- 570015, Karnataka, India.
- Principal and Professor, Department of Prosthodontics Crown and bridge, JSS Dental College and Hospital, A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University, SS Nagara, Mysuru- 570015, Karnataka, India.
- Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics Crown and bridge, JSS Dental College and Hospital, A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University, SS Nagara, Mysuru- 570015, Karnataka, India.
- Professor, Department of Prosthodontics Crown and bridge, JSS Dental College and Hospital, A Constituent College of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University, SS Nagara, Mysuru- 570015, Karnataka, India.
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Rehabilitation of congenital cleft palate defect improves the quality of life for the patient as normal as possible. The successful rehabilitation of such kind of patient requires the team effort of health professionals. It is a challenging task for the prosthodontist to treat such patients. In Velopharyngeal defect, hypernasality, regurgitation of food and liquids are the common consequences if left untreated. A maxillary hollow bulb obturator was fabricated to prevent fluid leakage through nose, to maintain cleanliness, speech resonance, to improve physical and psychological health and mastication. Obturators are used to close or seal these defects to restore proper mastication, speech, deglutition, and esthetics. obturator size depends on defect?s size and volume. The prosthesis should be easy to handle, simple to maintain, biocompatible, light in weight and conventional for future adjustments. This case report describes a completely edentulous cleft palate patient, which was rehabilitated with a maxillary hollow bulb obturator.
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[Adish Chaudhary, Anupama Aradya, Anil Kumar Gujjari, Dhakshaini M. R and Raghavendraswamy K. N. (2017); REHABILITATION OF COMPLETELY EDENTULOUS CONGENITAL CLEFT PALATE DEFECT WITH CLOSED HOLLOW BULB OBTURATOR: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Apr). 1104-1122] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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