Perawatan Celah Bibir dan Langitan pada Anak Usia 4 Tahun

<p>Cleft lip and cleft palate caused problems in esthetic, swallowing, and spelling. This present case was a case of a four year old girl referred to Department of Pediatric Dentistry Universitas Indonesia after having a labioplasty. She was received an obturator and a denture. The obturator w...

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Main Authors: Nurul Pujiastuti, Retno Hayati Sugiarto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Dentistry Indonesia
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Online Access:http://jdentistry.ui.ac.id/index.php/JDI/article/view/31
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Summary:<p>Cleft lip and cleft palate caused problems in esthetic, swallowing, and spelling. This present case was a case of a four year old girl referred to Department of Pediatric Dentistry Universitas Indonesia after having a labioplasty. She was received an obturator and a denture. The obturator was aimed to close the cleft in the palate while the denture was aimed to correct the alveolar and lip contour. It was revealed that a team was required to manage this case especially during the period of dental and facial growth and the parent played an important role in maintaining oral hygiene and diet control.</p><p>DOI: <span>10.14693/jdi.v15i3.31</span></p>
ISSN:1693-9697
2355-4800