Introduction

The incidence of cleft palate (with or without cleft lip) is 1:2,5001. Cleft palate treatment is multidisciplinary and longitudinal, including naso-alveolar molding (NAM), surgical lip and palate repair, orthodontics, additional surgical procedures and prosthetic replacement of missing dentition¹. Cleft patients experience a high degree of morbidity due to extensive scarring from multiple surgeries and lack of supporting structures in the cleft site. Patients who present with a residual cleft palate often experience challenges with phonation, deglutition and mastication². Lifelong prosthodontic care for this population is imperative to enhance esthetics, replace missing teeth and minimize the number and extent of invasive procedures.