Complete denture with hollow pharyngeal bulb prosthesis for rehabilitation of an edentulous cleft palate patient

Velopharyngeal incompetence is the functional inability of the soft palate to effect complete seal with the posterior and/or lateral pharyngeal walls. Rehabilitation of velopharyngeal incompetence in cleft palate patients is challenging for both surgical and prosthetic fields. A prosthodontist can best contribute to the total care of the patient with cleft palate by participating all the phases of treatment from birth to the completion of growth. Here, a case report has been presented in which complete denture with a hollow pharyngeal bulb prosthesis has been used for rehabilitation of an edentulous patient having cleft of soft palate.