Cleft Lip and Palate: Diagnosis and Management

Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Developmental Biology and Morphogenesis of the Face, Lip and Palate....Pages 3-12
Prenatal Diagnosis of Oral Clefts....Pages 13-15
The Value of Longitudinal Facial and Dental Casts Records in Clinical Research and Treatment Analysis....Pages 17-22
Facial and Palatal Growth....Pages 23-34
Alternative Method Used to Correct Distorted Neonatal Cleft Arch Forms....Pages 35-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
The Effect of Clefting of the Lip and Palate an the Palatal Arch Form....Pages 43-54
Clefts of the Lip and Alveolus and Clefts of the Uvulae and Soft Palate....Pages 55-60
Complete Unilateral Cleft of the Lip and Palate....Pages 61-98
Complete Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate....Pages 99-191
Isolated Cleft Palate....Pages 193-198
Submucous Cleft Palate....Pages 199-199
Lip Pits; Orthodontic Treatment, Dentition and Occlusion; Associated Skeletal Structures....Pages 201-213
Pierre Robin Sequence....Pages 215-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Characteristics of Facial Morphology and Growth in Infants with Clefts....Pages 225-235
Facial Growth and Morphology in the Unoperated Cleft Lip and Palate Subject: The Sri Lanka Study....Pages 237-255
A Brief Overview of Psychological Issues in Cleft Lip and Palate....Pages 257-261
Craniofacial Psychology:New Directions....Pages 263-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
A Short History of Prepalatal Clefts....Pages 273-282
Core Curriculum for Cleft Lip/Palate and other Craniofacial Anomalies....Pages 285-300
Palatal Wound Healing:The Effects of Scarring on Growth....Pages 301-313
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Lip and Palate Surgery....Pages 315-353
Diseases of the Ear in Children with Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies....Pages 355-362
Timing of Cleft Palate Closure Should Be Based on the Ratio of the Area of the Cleft to That of the Palatal Segments and Not on the Age Alone....Pages 363-377
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Neonatal Maxillary Orthopedics....Pages 381-394
History of Neonatal Maxillary Orthopedics: Past to Present....Pages 395-407
A Comparison of the Effects of the Latham-Millard POPLA Procedure with a Conservative Treatment Approach on Dental Occlusion and Facial Aesthetics in CUCLP and CBCLP....Pages 409-449
Nasoalveolar Molding for Infants Born with Clefts of the Lip, Alveolus and Palate....Pages 451-458
Surgical Treatment of Clefts of the Lip and Palate from Birth to Age Ten....Pages 459-475
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Protraction Facial Mask....Pages 479-485
Protraction Facial Mask for the Correction of Midfacial Retrusion: The Bergen Rationale....Pages 487-502
LeFort I Osteotomy....Pages 503-518
Rigid External Distraction: Its Application in Cleft Maxillary Deformities....Pages 519-531
Front Matter....Pages 533-533
Management of Maxillary Deformities in Growing Cleft Patients....Pages 535-554
Remodeling the Craniofacial Skeleton by Distraction Osteogenesis - The Madible....Pages 555-572
Cleft-Orthognathic Surgery....Pages 573-585
Prevention of Relapse Following Cleftal Bone Grafting and the Future Use of BMP Cytokines to Regenerate Osseous Clefts Without Grafting....Pages 587-600
Secondary Bone Grafting of Alveolar Clefts....Pages 601-606
Speech Implication of Orthognathic Intervention....Pages 607-611
Front Matter....Pages 613-613
Diagnostic Procedures and Instruments Used in the Assessment and Treatment of Speech....Pages 615-620
Variations in Nasopharyngeal Skeletal Architecture....Pages 621-642
Front Matter....Pages 613-613
The Velopharyngeal Mechanism....Pages 643-656
The Nasal Airway in Breathing and Speech....Pages 657-666
Surgical Management of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction....Pages 667-680
Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Management Algorithms....Pages 681-687
Front Matter....Pages 689-689
Optimal Age for Palatoplasty to Facilitate Normal Speech Development: What is the Evidence?....Pages 691-703
Speech, Language, and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: Management Throughout the Life of an Individual with Cleft Palate....Pages 705-718
Prosthetic Speech Appliances for Patients with Cleft Palate....Pages 719-733
Palatal Lift Prosthesis for the Treatment of Velopharyngeal Incompetency and Insufficiency....Pages 735-746
Front Matter....Pages 747-747
Summary of Treatment Concepts and a New Direction for Future Palatal Growth Studies....Pages 749-763
Eurocleft — An Experiment in Intercenter Collaboration....Pages 765-776
Social, Ethical, and Health Policy Issues in the Care of Children with Major Craniofacial Conditions....Pages 777-783