Prosthetic management of the congenital cleft-palate patient

1976 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 654-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seymour Birnbach
JPRAS Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Kobayashi ◽  
Kazunori Yasumura ◽  
Yuki Mizuno ◽  
Mayumi Suzuki ◽  
Takashi Hirakawa ◽  
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PEDIATRICS ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-511
Author(s):  
AMIN Y. BARAKAT ◽  
USAMA ITANI ◽  
GEORGE M. ZAYTOUN

Pediatricians are familiar with congenital cleft palates and those occurring as a part of a multisystem abnormality. We have encountered a child with a cultural "iatrogenic" cleft palate. The patient is a 5-year-old girl who appeared normal until 4 months of age, at which time she became febrile and had difficulty breathing as a result of an upper respiratory tract infection. She was not attended to by a physician, but a uvulectomy, supposedly to prevent respiratory distress, was performed by a laywoman considered by the villagers to be a "specialist" in the procedure. Following the uvulectomy, the infant experienced feeding difficulty, choking on solid and liquid foods.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Yu.V. Stebeleva ◽  
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Ad.A. Mamedov ◽  
Yu.O. Volkov ◽  
A.B. McLennan ◽  
...  

Surgical repair of cleft palate is quite difficult because it aims not only to eliminate the anatomical defect of the palate, but also to ensure normal functioning, including speech. Moreover, successful surgery implies no or minimal deformation of the middle face that can be corrected in the late postoperative period. No doubt that primary surgery (both in terms of technique and time) is crucial for further growth and development of the maxilla. However, surgical techniques and the age of primary cleft palate repair vary between different clinics, which makes this literature review highly relevant. Key words: cleft palate repair, cleft palate, congenital cleft lip and palate


1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 445-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takafumi Susami ◽  
Takayuki Kuroda ◽  
Teruo Amagasa

Some adult cleft palate patients show severe maxillary transverse contraction and posterior crossbite. This case report demonstrates successful surgical-orthodontic treatment of such a patient. Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SA-RME) was completed prior to comprehensive orthodontic treatment. The osteotomy was performed on both the buccal and lingual aspects of the posterior maxillary alveolus. A Hyrax-type maxillary-expansion appliance was used, and the screw (0.2 mm, one quarter turn) was turned two or three times per day. Comprehensive orthodontic treatment was initiated after extraction of the mandibular first premolars and four third molars. The maxillary lateral incisors were also extracted after active orthodontic treatment. The amount of expansion achieved using SA-RME was greater at the posterior than at the anterior maxilla. Midpalatal suture opening occurred. After orthodontic treatment, occlusal stability was satisfactory. This case demonstrates the effectiveness of SA-RME in adult cleft palate patients with severe posterior crossbite.


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