Biomaterial Database

Prosthetic rehabilitation of the cleft palate patient. 1996

L K Gardner, and G R Parr

Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry 35294, USA.

This article is a brief overview of prosthodontic and restorative methods used in the treatment of unilateral and bilateral cleft palate patients. Some past, present, and future methods of rehabilitation are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010158	Palatal Obturators	Appliances that close a cleft or fissure of the palate.	Cleft Palate Prosthesis,Nasoalveolar Molding Devices,Obturators, Palatal,Cleft Palate Prostheses,Device, Nasoalveolar Molding,Devices, Nasoalveolar Molding,Molding Device, Nasoalveolar,Molding Devices, Nasoalveolar,Nasoalveolar Molding Device,Obturator, Palatal,Palatal Obturator,Palate Prostheses, Cleft,Palate Prosthesis, Cleft,Prostheses, Cleft Palate,Prosthesis, Cleft Palate
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
D003828	Denture, Overlay	Removable prosthesis constructed over natural teeth or implanted studs.	Overdenture,Dentures, Overlay,Overdentures,Overlay Denture,Overlay Dentures
D003830	Denture, Partial, Fixed	A partial denture attached to prepared natural teeth, roots, or implants by cementation.	Fixed Bridge,Fixed Partial Denture,Pontic,Bridge, Fixed,Bridges, Fixed,Denture, Fixed Partial,Dentures, Fixed Partial,Fixed Bridges,Fixed Partial Dentures,Partial Denture, Fixed,Partial Dentures, Fixed,Pontics
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
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
D000848	Anodontia	Congenital absence of the teeth. It may involve all (total anodontia) or only some of the teeth (partial anodontia, hypodontia), or six or more of the teeth (oligodontia) and both the deciduous and the permanent dentition, or only teeth of the permanent dentition.	Dental Agenesis, Familial,Familial Dental Agenesis,Familial Tooth Agenesis,Hypodontia,Oligodontia,Partial Anodontia,Total Anodontia,Hypodontia Oligodontia 1,Tooth Agenesis, Familial,Tooth Agenesis, Selective, 1,Agenesis, Familial Dental,Agenesis, Familial Tooth,Anodontia, Partial,Anodontia, Total,Familial Dental Ageneses,Familial Tooth Ageneses,Oligodontia 1, Hypodontia,Oligodontias,Partial Anodontias,Total Anodontias