Case Reports (Specialist)
A case report of denture fabrication for a patient with a history of cleft lip and palate with consideration of the denture space
2019 Volume 11 Issue 2 Pages 171-174
Details
2019 Volume 11 Issue 2 Pages 171-174
Patient: A 60-year-old female complained that her maxillary complete denture easily fell out when opening the mouth, making it hard to eat. Adaptation of the mucosal surface of the denture base was good, but the elasticity of the lip had decreased due to the scar from plastic surgery of the cleft lip, so it was considered that the maxillary complete denture was detached by the upper lip when opening the mouth. Accordingly, we made a dental prosthesis by acquiring a patient-specific denture space.
Discussion: It is considered that acquiring a denture space suitable for the oral cavity by utilizing functional motion and pronunciation for the maxilla with partially different lip elasticity led to good results.
Conclusion: By acquiring the patient-specific denture space, we were able to improve the main complaint and obtained good results.
