Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Department of Prosthodontics, HP Government Dental College & Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Rehabilitation of cleft lip and palate patients attract the interest of various disciplines of the healing arts group. There is no doubt that the surgical approach is preferable in the treatment of most patients with congenital cleft palates, whereas many acquired defects, in both hard and soft palates, remain essentially a prosthetic problem. In reviewing the early history it is of interest to note that the obturators were devised mainly in the field of acquired defects and they were adapted later to serve in the area of congenital clefts.
Key words: Palatal obturators, Rahabilitation, Maxillofacial prosthetics.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Sahil Sarin, 401, Department Of Prosthodontics, HP Government Dental College & Hospital, Shimla - 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India. Phone: +91-9888155344. E-mail: sahil_sarin87@yahoo.com
This article may be cited as: Sarin S, Gupta R, Luthra RP, Ahirrao R, Sharma V. History of Evolution of Palatal Obturators. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(2):46-53.