Case Report
Year : 2018 | Volume : 9 | Issue : 1 | Page : 36-40
Multidisciplinary management of a bilateral cleft lip and palate patient
Sowmiya Aravindan, Uma Maheswari Ramachandran, R Devaki Vijayalakshmi
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospitals, MAHER University, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sowmiya Aravindan
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospitals, MAHER University, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is the most commonly occurring congenital facial anomaly, in which Bilateral CLP is the least common among the different types of CLP. CLP correction requires a proper diagnosis and stage-wise treatment planning with a multidisciplinary approach which involves orthodontic and surgical correction of dental malocclusion and skeletal discrepancies, respectively. This case report emphasizes the need for multidisciplinary treatment which includes orthodontic treatment, orthognathic surgery, secondary lip revision and rhinoplasty performed in an 8-year-old patient with bilateral CLP to achieve a balanced and pleasing profile with good functional occlusion. The multidisciplinary approach performed by the orthodontists and oral surgeons brought stupendous results and showed good retention at 2-year posttreatment.
Source of Support:
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Conflict of Interest:
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DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_42_17
How to cite this article: Aravindan S, Ramachandran UM, Vijayalakshmi RD. Multidisciplinary management of a bilateral cleft lip and palate patient. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2018;9:36-40.
