introduction: facial deformities and aesthetic and functional anomalies in children may be a cause of real distress in families. problems faced by parents in coping with a child’s anomaly can be upsetting and lead parents to exhibit over-severe behavior. the present study was conducted in order to study the effect of happiness program on the happiness of the mothers of children with a cleft lip...

Cleft lip and palate are among the most common craniofacial anomalies of the human species causing considerable morbidity to affected individuals. The etiology of isolated or non-syndromic cleft lip and palate is complex and heterogeneous, and its occurrence is associated with the interaction of different genetic and environmental factors. To explore the genetic and environmental factors involv...

INTRODUCTION From an epidemiological point of view, non-syndromic orofacial clefts are the most common oral congenital deformities worldwide. OBJECTIVE Family histories were traced and socioeconomic risk factors were identified for non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate. MATERIAL AND METHODS A case-control study was carried out with 208 cases of non-syndromic cleft lip with or...

OBJECTIVE   To evaluate nasal symmetry using three-dimensional photogrammetry following primary tip rhinoplasty with or without an internal splint in patients with unilateral complete cleft lip/palate. DESIGN   We captured three-dimensional images of patients with unilateral complete cleft lip/palate who underwent nasolabial repair by rotation-advancement of the lip and primary tip rhinoplast...

BACKGROUND Cleft lip repair with the Millard technique has undergone many modifications throughout the years, yet analysis of the successes of these various methods is still lacking. OBJECTIVES To make a quantitative evaluation of the outcomes obtained after unilateral cleft lip surgical repair using the Kernahan and Bauer technique with primary rhinoplasty. METHODS Five anatomical paramete...

2. Preoperative assessment of the child with cleft lip and palate a) The presence of rhinorrhoea means surgery should be cancelled b) Bilateral cleft lip predicts difficult laryngoscopy c) Bilateral cleft lip predicts an increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications d) A history of apnoea during feeds may indicate chronic airway obstruction e) Sedative premedication is useful and pr...

Ankyloblepharon-ectodermal defects-cleft lip/palate (AEC) syndrome (or Hay-Wells syndrome) is a rare congenital malformation. Our first cases were a pair of female monozygotic twins with AEC syndrome at Srinagarind Hospital. In this study, we describe monozygotic female twins concordant for ankyloblephaon, ectodermal dysplasia and helical rim deformities, but discordant for cleft, syndactyly of...

REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE The objective of this systematic review is to examine the impact of breastfeeding or bottle-feeding on surgical wound dehiscence after cleft lip repair in infants. BACKGROUND Immediately after cleft lip repair in infants, breastfeeding and bottle-feeding are generally restricted. Alternative feeding methods such as spoon-feeding are recommended to avoid placing tensi...

2. Preoperative assessment of the child with cleft lip and palate a. The presence of rhinorrhoea means surgery should be cancelled b. Bilateral cleft lip predicts difficult laryngoscopy c. Bilateral cleft lip predicts an increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications d. A history of apnoea during feeds may indicate chronic airway obstruction e. Sedative premedication is useful and pr...

Dental reconstruction in the cleft space is difficult in some patients with cleft lip and palate because of oronasal fistulas. Most of these patients receive a particle cancellous bone marrow (PCBM) graft to close the alveolar cleft, and secondary bone grafting is also required. Treatment options for the alveolar cleft including fixed or removable prostheses require the preparation of healthy t...