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...