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50 Developmental abnormalities of the face, mouth and jaws cleft lip and palate

Aetiology

Aetiology Non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate may present as new diagnosis within a family or w...

Age 1–7 years early years care follow-up

Age 1–7 years: early years care/ follow-up Following primary surgery , regular review by an MDT i...

Age 7–12 years late childhood care follow-up

Age 7–12 years: late childhood care/ follow-up Alveolar bone grafting - ABG is a key surgical int...

CLASSIFICATION OF CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES

CLASSIFICATION OF CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES van der Meulen and his colleagues proposed a classi...

CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

Classification of cleft

Classification of cleft Cleft lip and/or palate presents in a heterogeneous manner. In simple term...

Cleft lip and or palate embryology and pathogenesis

Cleft lip and/or palate: embryology and pathogenesis Embryologically , the lip and palate are der...

Cleft lip nose revision

Cleft lip/nose revision Indications for revisional surgery to a previously repaired cleft lip are...

Cleft lip

Cleft lip The abnormalities in cleft lip are the direct consequence of disruption of the muscles...

Cleft palate

Cleft palate Embryologically , the primary palate consists of all anatomical structures anterior...

DIAGNOSIS

DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis of the craniofacial anomalies has, in recent years, undergone a massive ...

EPIDEMIOLOGY

EPIDEMIOLOGY The incidence of congenital craniofacial anomalies varies in di ff erent parts of t...

Immediate neonatal care

Immediate/neonatal care Feeding Babies born with a cleft involving the palate will feed well and...

Incidence

Incidence The incidence of cleft lip and/or palate is around 1:600 live births. There are geograp...

Introduction

INTRODUCTION Congenital abnormalities of the head and neck are complex and often confusing. For ...

Learning objectives

Learning objectives To understand: The range and complexity of craniofacial anomalies • The princ...

MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT In considering the management of this vast range of heteroge neous congenital abnorm...

Management in early childhood (1–12 years)

Management in early childhood (1–12 years) In early childhood management should be aimed at deali...

Management in infancy (0–12 months)

Management in infancy (0–12 months) At this age treatment falls into two categories: that directe...

Neonatal management

Neonatal management In the neonatal period management is aimed at addressing the urgent issues re...

Orthodontic treatment

Orthodontic treatment Children with cleft lip and alveolar involvement will often benefit from ort...

Orthognathic surgery

Orthognathic surgery Impaired growth of the midface (maxilla) is a consequence of a number of f...

PRINCIPLES OF CLEFT SURGERY

PRINCIPLES OF CLEFT SURGERY The ultimate aim in cleft lip and palate management is to facilitate ...

SECONDARY REVISION SURGERY

SECONDARY/REVISION SURGERY These procedures are undertaken to improve aesthetics and/ or function...

SUMMARY

SUMMARY Cleft care has been the subject of significant reorganisation in recent years. Coordinate...

Surgical techniques

Surgical techniques Much debate and variation exist across the world in the timing and techniques...

The cleft multidisciplinary team and primary management

The cleft multidisciplinary team and primary management The cleft team Modern cleft services rely...

maturity

maturity Airway and other functional issues are usually stabilised by - this time and interventio...