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Orthodontic treatment in children with cleft lip and palate repaired using a two-stage surgical correction - authors'
Katarzyna Kobus-Zaleśna1, Kazimerz Kobus, Maciej Kawala
1Chopina 2a, 57-320 Polanica Zdrój, POLAND, gabinet@ortodoncja-kobus-zalesna.pl.
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to present and evaluate orthodontic rules and methods in the treatment of children and adolescents with complete cleft lip and palate.
Materials And Methods:
The material consists of about 5500 primary clefts treated at the Hospital and Clinic of Plastic Surgery in Polanica-Zdrój in the years 1976-2008. The most common surgical procedure (>99%) consisted of two-stage repair of cleft lip and palate. In the years 1976-2008, surgical treatment was administered to 5,500 children with a cleft lip and palate. The efficiency of orthodontic procedures is discussed in relation to multidisciplinary cooperation, with a particular emphasis on surgery.
Conclusions:
Apart from cleft morphology and the quality of primary surgery, the patients appearance, midface development and occlusal conditions depend on multidisciplinary cooperation, with special regard given to orthodontic treatment.
