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Multi-unit fixed partial denture for a bilateral cleft palate patient: a clinical report.

Watanabe I, Kurtz KS, Watanabe E, Yamada M, Yoshida N, Miller AW

Department of Biomaterials Science, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA. iwatanabe@bcd.tamhsc.edu

Patients with cleft palates eventually require definitive fixed or removable dental prostheses after the maintenance of arch alignment and occlusal relationship during adolescence. This case report presents application of a resin composite veneered fixed partial denture utilized as a definitive prosthesis for a bilateral cleft palate patient after stable occlusion had been established orthodontically. The composite veneered long span fixed partial denture provides adequate aesthetics and function.

Published 13 July 2005 in J Oral Rehabil, 32(8): 620-2.
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