The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Experiences of Obturator Use in Adults With Unrepaired Cleft Palate: A Qualitative Study.
Barbara Salazar, Jonathan Diaz, Magaly Benitez, Paulina Ocampo, Julio Recalde, Miguel Fariña, Belen Aguilar, Silvia Velasquez, Allyn Auslander, Michael Bezuhly
Published: 202510.1177/10556656251390716
Abstract
In low-resource settings, adults with unrepaired cleft palate often have limited access to surgery. Palatal obturators have been proposed as an alternative to surgery in older patients. This study explored the experiences of 5 adults fitted with obtu…
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