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The use of overdentures in children with cleft lip and palate: a report of two cases

  • Zahra Tejani1,*,
  • Ei Chuen Kok2
  • Carol Mason2
  • Brigitte Griffiths3

1Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Maxillofacial and Dental Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

2Paediatric Dentistry, Maxillofacial and Dental Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

3Restorative Dentistry, Maxillofacial and Dental Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.29.4.v30303w81t6042q4 Vol.29,Issue 4,October 2005 pp.299-306

Published: 01 October 2005

*Corresponding Author(s): Zahra Tejani E-mail: zhrat@gmail.com

Abstract

The treatment of children with cleft lip and palate is complex. Advances in primary surgery and the advent of alveolar bone grafting have resulted in the reduction of prosthetic intervention. However, in patients where surgery is contraindicated or has been unsuccessful, an alternative treatment is required. Overdentures are a simple, conservative and reversible non-surgical alternative for children with cleft lip and palate. We present two cases with severe complete bilateral cleft lip and palate that were man-aged in this way.


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Zahra Tejani,Ei Chuen Kok,Carol Mason,Brigitte Griffiths. The use of overdentures in children with cleft lip and palate: a report of two cases. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2005. 29(4);299-306.

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