Prosthetic treatment of cleft lip and palate patient - a case report. 2022

Atanas Doshev, and Vasko Doshev
Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

It is assumed that most cleft lip and palate are due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors (maternal diseases, smoking, alcohol intake, infections, and ionizing treatment) that alter morphogenesis. Treatment of these cases begins from birth to adulthood and requires a number of interventions depending on the period of development of the maxillofacial area and teeth.We present the case of a patient with unilateral cleft lip and palate. Surgery and orthodontic treatment were carried out subsequently, and then a metal-ceramic bridge was made to correct the defect. In the course of the treatment, we made decisions that were determined by the available space.The construction restored the dentition, the aesthetics, speech, and masticatory functions of the patient. The treatment of such defects requires good collaboration between individual specialists in order to achieve optimally good results. We believe that in such cases of crucial importance is the contribution of a prosthetic dentistry expert since surgical and orthodontic treatments alone are insufficient to achieve complete recovery and rehabilitation of patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002971 Cleft Lip Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region. Harelip,Cleft Lips,Harelips,Lip, Cleft,Lips, Cleft
D002972 Cleft Palate Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion. Cleft Palate, Isolated,Cleft Palates,Palate, Cleft,Palates, Cleft
D004954 Esthetics The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of the beautiful. It includes beauty, esthetic experience, esthetic judgment, esthetic aspects of medicine, etc. Aesthetics
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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