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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 57-59 |
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A complete denture with pharyngeal bulb in an edentulous patient with cleft palate
Sakshi Malhotra Kaura, Anuj Wangoo, Mandeep Kaur, Chirag Gupta
Department of Prosthodontics, Luxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences, Patiala, Punjab, India
Correspondence Address:
Sakshi Malhotra Kaura
1, Ranbir Marg, Near Model Town Police Post, Patiala, Punjab
India
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DOI: 10.4103/sidj.sidj_18_16
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A cleft palate whether congenital or acquired is present when an oro-nasal communication exists between palate and nose. Selected cleft patients with gross deficiencies of palatal tissues are best treated prosthodontically, without surgical intervention. This article presents a case report of an edentulous patient with palatal insufficiency successfully rehabilitated with a complete denture along with pharyngeal bulb. |
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