background: due to numerous difficulties in patients suffering from varieties of cleft lip and palate, their therapeutic management involves interdisciplinary teamwork. this study was conducted to compare the age of commencing treatments such as speech therapy, secondary palate and alveolar bone grafting and orthodontics between those who sought treatment early and late. materials and methods: ...

Objective To determine in individuals with unilateral cleft lip and palate the correlation between initial cleft size and dental anomalies, and the outcome of alveolar bone grafting. Methods A total of 67 consecutive patients with non-syndromic unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (UCLP) were included from the cleft lip and palate-craniofacial center, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden. Al...

The association of ectrodactyly (lobster claw deformity or cleft of the hands and feet) and dacrocystitis was first reported by Cockayne in 19361, It was, however, Rudiger and others2 who stressed the association of atypical ectodermal dysplasia with ectrodactyly and cleft lip and palate and suggested the name EEC -syndrome, This is a rare congenital syndrome which shows both a familial autosom...

A wide prolabial segment with a "whistling" defect used to be a common deformity following bilateral cleft lip surgery when the muscle repair was ignored. Simply revising scars often will be followed by recurrence of the deformity. An adequate muscle repair is the basis for a successful and permanent correction. The operation described in this paper includes elevation of the prolabial skin and ...

Background Diprosopus dirrhinus, or nasal duplication, is a rare entity of partial craniofacial duplication. Methods The case we present is the first report of diprosopus dirrhinus associated with complete cleft lip and palate. The baby was born in Cambodia at full term by normal vaginal delivery with no significant perinatal and family history. Physical examination revealed significant facia...

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...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Cleft lip and palate are usually associated with craniofacial defects and nose deformities that alter the facial aesthetic configuration. After initial surgical treatment, further surgery (both nasal and maxillary) is often required to reduce the physical impact in these patients. These techniques should be delayed until the development of the facial skeleton is comp...