cleft lip and palate managment

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

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