Multidisciplinary approach for improving aesthetics in a cleft lip and palate patient
Journal Title: International Journal of Oral Health Dentistry - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
A 27yearold woman with a rightsided cleft lip and palate and a left sided cleft lip and congenitally missing teeth s12 and 11 After primary treatment of the cleft during childhood and adolescence the teeth were still missing and a large defect in the alveolar crest remained Patients chief complaint was poor aesthetics in the upper anterior region This case presentation describes how with a multidiscipline approach by means of orthodontics soft tissue grafting and a toothsupported fixed partial denture the conditions were treated to achieve as good aesthetical result as possibleKeywords Cleft Lip and palate Ridge augmentation Multidiscipline approach
Authors and Affiliations
Khalid Al Zoman, Christer Henningsson, Atheer Binzouman, Sultan Al Mubarak, Tariq Al Ali
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- DOI 10.18231/2395-499X.2018.0053
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