Open AccessOrthognathic surgery or overlay prosthesis: Quality of life in bilateral cleft lip and palate patients
Author(s) -
Michelly Lima Moro Alves,
José Fernando Scarelli Lopes,
Ana Lúcia Pompéia Fraga de Almeida,
Karin Hermaeppelenbroek,
Thaís Marchini de Oliveira,
Simone Soares
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_135_16
Subject(s) - medicine , orthognathic surgery , prosthesis , orthodontics , dentistry , palatal obturator , overlay , surgery , computer science , programming language
The concern to restore and evaluate bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) patients' quality of life, after rehabilitation, is an issue that has been discussed in the literature because it is the ultimate goal of any proposed treatment.