Abstract

CABRERA DIAZ, Carlos M; JORIS FORKER, Angélica  and  SARTORIO FREIRE, Flavia. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation with velopalatal obturator prosthesis: a case report. Odontoestomatología [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.31, pp.54-64. ISSN 0797-0374.  https://doi.org/10.22592/ode2018n31a7.

A rehabilitation case is presented where the patient suffered a loss of velopalatal tissue following the surgical resection of a soft palate tumor-adenocarcinoma-performed by the multidisciplinary team of the Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthesis Service at the School of Dentistry, Universidad de la República. The care protocol includes the prosthetic rehabilitation and the participation of a speech therapist and a psychologist to provide the comprehensive rehabilitation treatment which is essential in these cases. Different procedures are described, such as clinical stages, laboratory processing, speech therapy records and psychological interviews.

Keywords : velopalatal prosthesis; shutter bulb; rehabilitation; multidisciplinary team.

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