Cleft lip and palate managment
Prepared by :Dr. Nirali Bhanderi
Morphological
classification:
Group
1: cleft of the soft
palate only
Group
2: cleft of the hard and
soft palate till the incisive foramen
Group
3: complete unilateral cleft of the sort palate , hard
palate , the alveolar ridge and the lip on one side.
Group
4: complete cleft of the
soft palate, hard palate, the alveolar ridge and the lip on both sides.
Cleft Lip and Palate patients present a
multitude of problems:
Functional Impairment
•Suckling
•Swallowing
•Speech
•Hearing
•Malocclusion