Goiato Marcelo Coelho, dos Santos Daniela Micheline, Magri Felipe Melhado, Rahal Vanessa, Andreotti Agda Marobo, Moreno Amália, Vechiato Filho Aljomar José
From the Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Craniofac Surg. 2013;24(5):e517-21. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a23754.
The hybrid obturator prosthesis aims to provide a sense of well-being to the patient, offering improvements in speech, chewing, and swallowing. Thus, the retention and stabilization of the prosthesis become decisive factors for the success of the rehabilitation treatment. The objective of this study was to describe the treatment of a 70-year-old man with a congenital maxillary cleft performed through aesthetic and functional prosthetic rehabilitation with hybrid obturator prosthesis. In this study, the fabricated prosthesis achieved its purpose by providing adequate functional and aesthetic conditions to the patient, promoting the reduction of airspace through the sealing of the oronasal communication, with consequent improvement in the quality of life.
