Surgical Mini-Lectures and Clinics
Friday, October 16, 2009
1:00PM - 3:00PM
S321
Secondary Management of Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate Deformities in both Soft and Hard Tissues
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Rafael Ruiz-Rodriguez, DDS
Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National University of Mexico DF (U.N.A.M)
Mexico, DF, Mexico
Juan Carlos Lopez-Noriega, DDS
Head of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Mexico
Mexico, DF, Mexico
Synopsis
Cleft lip/cleft palate deformities require secondary management of different sequelae. This clinic will review the most common sequelae on the lip including as bad scars, whistle defects on the vermillion, failure in the closure of the floor of the nose, nasoalveolar fistulae closure. Also palate sequelae as anterior and posterior fistulae and dehiscence, insufficiency or incompetence of the soft palate. Hard tissue sequelae will also be discussed along from nasoalveolar bone grafting, premaxilla repositioning to orthognathic surgery. Greater emphasis will be placed on diagnosis based on speech than on occlusion or cephalometric diagnosis.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Recognize the kind of the sequelae and will learn how to correct them.
- Identify and offer treatment for the sequelae.
- Make the diagnosis of the orthognathic treatment based on the speech more than in occlusion or cephalometrics.