A case report of a denture for a defective jaw for a cleft lip and palate patient with oronasal fistula

Abstract

Patient: A 68-year-old woman complained of masticatory dysfunction due to poor retention of her maxillary denture for defective jaw. The maxilla was edentulous, the obturator prosthesis was ill-fitting, and the posterior denture border covered the soft palate. The remaining teeth in the mandible were carious. The Ah-line was confirmed by palpation and phonation, and the denture border was determined. An interim denture was fabricated for the mandible, and the final denture was fabricated after treatment of the remaining teeth.

Discussion: Good results were obtained by setting the appropriate denture border of the maxillary denture and sealing the oronasal fistula.

Conclusion: The patient had a good outcome by fabricating a maxillary denture with appropriate denture border and a well-fitting obturator prosthesis.