Multidisciplinary treatment for unilateral cleft palate repair: 12-year follow-up
International Journal of Development Research
Multidisciplinary treatment for unilateral cleft palate repair: 12-year follow-up
Received 06th August, 2021; Received in revised form 17th September, 2021; Accepted 08th October, 2021; Published online 30th October, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Idalisio Soares Aranha Neto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Non syndromic cleft lip and palate is a common congenital anomaly. The treatment planning must be individualized for each patient, because there are individual needs that must be respected. The study reports a 12-year follow-up after the treatment of a young male patient with a right unilateral trans-foramen cleft, and absence maxillary left central incisor. The treatment firstly consisted of autogenous bone graft procedure to close the region, followed by insertion of an osseointegrated implant and rehabilitation with an implant supported metalloceramic dental prosthesis. The case presented satisfactory results after a time interval of over a decade after finishing the treatment.
