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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

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

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

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 Alveolar bone grafting - ABG is a key surgical int...