Team care, Dental and Audiology, Feeding Flashcards
Three professionals needed on a cleft team
SLP, surgeon, team coordinator (usually nurse)
Why team care?
Allows for continuity for long-term treatment and for greater communication between professionals working on the same case.
SLP’s role on a cleft team
Provide input to the team Provide support to the family Re-evaluate yearly Assist in developing and implementing plans for services Initiate further referrals
Professionals involved in dental care
Pediatric dentist
Orthodontist
Prosthodontist
Oral surgeon
Primary teeth labelling
A-J on top (starting with right second molar)
K-T on bottom (starting with left second molar)
Secondary teeth labelling
1-16 on top
17-32 on bottom
Pattern: Central incisor, lateral incisor, cuspid, bicuspid 1, bicuspid 2, molar 1, molar 2, sometimes molar 3/wisdom tooth
Types of occlusion
Class I: Normal
Class II: Overbite–top teeth are 1/2 ahead of bottom teeth
Class III: Underbite–bottom teeth whole tooth ahead of top teeth
Overjet
Significant horizontal space between top and bottom teeth
Crossbite
Upper teeth inside lower jaw
Maxillary expanders
Used to widen the palate, particularly for kids with pierre robin
Palatal lift
Lifts the velum–appropriate when VPI is caused neurologically-based
Palatal obtorator
Closes off a fistula or a cleft for improved resonance, feeding, etc. Less expensive than surgery
Speech bulb
Occludes the velopharyngeal port for speech only
Hearing loss in kids with CP
Tends to be bilateral conductive hearing loss
Outer ear pathologies
Microtia; anotia; atresia