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Distribution of conventional prosthetic appliances used in treatment of cleft palate patients

Cleft palate patients (CPP) are not often seen in general dental practice but their number is not negligible. This congenital anomaly is one of the most frequent ones ; one in every 800 births results in a cleft lip and/or palate, unilateral or bilateral. The aim of this study was to determine prosthetic appliances that are the most frequently used for successful prosthetic treatment of cleft palate patients (CPP). Cleft palate is one of the most frequent congenital anomalies ; one in every 800 births . In the study group of CPPs careful therapy was planned, which excluded implants usage, and prosthetic treatment with different conventional prosthetic constructions was performed. Data considering type of cleft, sex, age, type of prosthetic appliances used, and patient’s satisfaction with the therapy result were noted in questionnaire. Data analysis reviled most frequent type of cleft - bilateral, predominant sex - male, combined prosthetic work as predominant, and most frequently used fixed appliance was telescope crown, followed by with veneer crown with rests and coping. Results obtained in this investigation can serve as guidance for less experienced general dental practitioners to plan and perform adequate prosthetic treatment for CPP.

prosthodontics; conventional prosthetic appliances; cleft palate

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