CLEFT and MAXILLO FACIAL SURGERY
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Is The Specialty Of Dentistry That Deals With Addressing The Ailments Of Face And Mouth. It Encompasses The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Various Diseases, Deformities And Injuries Involving Cosmetic And Functional Aspects Of Face And Mouth. The Scope Of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Ranges From The Removal Of Third Molars (Wisdom Teeth) To The Treatment Of Infections, Dental Implants, Fracture Of Jaw Bones, Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, TMJ Surgery, Ear Reconstruction Surgery, Cyst and Tumours of Jaw and Orthognathic Surgery Etc.
WHAT IS CLEFT?
Cleft lip and palate is a birth defect that occurs in the womb between the fourth and eighth week of pregnancy. When the normal fusion of the lip and palate tissues does not occur it results in an opening in the lip or roof of the mouth. It can be unilateral (one sided) or bilateral (both sides). It is possible for the child to have a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or both cleft lip and cleft palate, because the lip and palate tissues develop separately.
WHAT KINDS OF PROBLEMS COULD CLEFT CHILD HAVE?
FACT FILE:
TREATMENT PLAN
|
NO |
TREATMENT |
DESCRIPTION |
AGE |
WEIGHT (Kg) |
HEAMOGLOBIN (Hb) |
|
1 |
NASO-ALVEOLAR MOULDING |
Modified feeding plate to reduce nasal regurgitation of milk and to reduce the width of cleft and to improve the shape of nose |
At Birth |
- |
- |
|
2 |
PRIMARY LIP REPAIR |
Surgical Repair of Lip and Nose |
3 - 6 Month |
5 Kg |
8 Gm% |
|
3 |
PRIMARY COMPLETE PALATE REPAIR |
Surgical Repair of Palate |
1 Yr |
10 Kg |
10 Gm% |
|
4 |
SPEECH THERAPY |
Treatment of Misarticulation and Nasality in speech |
2 Yrs |
- |
- |
|
5 |
SECONDARY LIP REPAIR |
Surgical Correction of Scar or other post-surgical lip deformity |
2 Yrs |
12 Kg |
10 Gm % |
|
6 |
PALATAL FISTULA CLOSURE |
Surgical Correction of Post-surgical hole/defect in the palate |
2 Yrs |
12 Kg |
10 Gm % |
|
8 |
ORTHODONTIC OPENION/ PALATAL EXPANSION |
Treatment to give the palate normal anatomic shape |
5-6 Yrs |
- |
- |
|
9 |
ALVEOLAR BONE GRAFTING |
Surgical Reconstruction of Gum defect by bone grafting |
6-8 Yrs |
20 Kg |
10 Gm % |
|
10 |
ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT |
Treatment to align teeth in normal form and function |
12 Yrs |
- |
- |
|
11 |
ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY |
Surgical Correction of Jaw Position |
16-18 Yrs |
- |
10 Gm% |
|
12 |
SEPTORHINOPLASTY |
Surgical correction of Nasal deformity |
15 Yrs |
10 Gm % |
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