Cleft Lip and Palate Flashcards
what is the dentist’s role on a craniofacial team?
-be a liaison btw the team and the family dentist or private peds dentist who provides the child’s routine dental care.
what % of clefts are cleft lips only?
20-30%
what % of clefts are cleft lip and alveolus?
1-10%
what race is most likely to get clefts?
2:1 whites than non-whites
what is a class I cleft lip?
vermilion border
what is a class II cleft lip?
Vermilion border + part of the lip
what is a class III cleft lip?
Unilateral complete cleft lip
what is a class IV cleft lip?
Bilateral cleft of lip only
what is a class I cleft palate?
soft palate only
what is a class II cleft palate?
Unilateral soft and hard palate/lip
what is a class III cleft palate?
Unilateral soft/hard thru alveolus
what is a class IV cleft palate?
total bilateral palate/lip thru alveolus
what is the tx of a cleft for a newborn
palatal molding/lip bands
what is the tx of a cleft for 2-3 month old
surgical correction
what is the tx of a cleft for early childhood?
pharyngeal flap