REHABILITATION OF A PATIENT WITH CONGENITAL CLEFT LIP AND PALATE BY FIXED AND PRECISION ATTACHMENTS PROSTHESIS

Cleft lip and palate (clp)is the most common craniofacial birth defect and its etiology has been the focus of many reports in the literature. the cause of clp is unknown, but possible causes are malnutrition and irradiation during pregnancy, psychological stress, teratogenic agents, infectious agents (viruses), and inheritance. most clefts are likely caused by multiple genetic and nongenetic factors. prosthetic reconstruction of the anterior maxilla is important for these patients. this paper describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with clp, 27 years-old man. the patient was treated with fixed and precision attachments prosthesis because of his aesthetic and pshychological problems.