Palatal obturator restoration of a cleft palate patient with velopharyngeal insufficiency: a clinical report.
10.4047/jkap.2013.51.4.353
- Author:
Yu Ri HEO
1
;
Jong Wook KIM
;
Gyeong Je LEE
;
Chae Heon CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. jhajung@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cleft palate;
Velopharyngeal insufficiency;
Palatal obturator
- MeSH:
Cleft Lip;
Cleft Palate*;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Deglutition;
Humans;
Mastication;
Mouth;
Nasal Cavity;
Palatal Obturators*;
Palate;
Palate, Soft;
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency*
- From:The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
2013;51(4):353-360
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cleft lip and palate is congenital deformity in oral and maxillofacial area. Normal soft palate has velopharyngeal closure action by connecting oral cavity and nasal cavity at rest and moving upward at swallowing and specific pronunciation. Cleft palate patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency have difficulty in mastication, swallowing and pronunciation because velopharyngeal closure is incomplete. At this time, a prosthetic device used to cover palate defects is called a palatal obturator. A palatal obturator separates oral cavity and nasal cavity and recovers pronunciation, mastication, swallowing and esthetic function. The purpose of this case study is to report the results because it reaches a satisfactory result in functional and esthetic aspects through functional impression procedures using modeling compound and tissue conditioner for restoration of a cleft palate patient with velopharyngeal insufficiency.
