Final Flashcards
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What is the incidence of cleft lip and palate?
1 in 700 live births
What gender has more cleft lips and palates?
Boys
Which side is more affected?
Left.
What are the most common problems affecting the orofacial region when you have clp?
Partial anodontia, supernumerary teeth, malocclusion, malformed teeth.
Who is on the cleft team?
Peds dentist, orthodontitis, OMXS, Plastic surgeon, pediatrician, speech pathologist, psychologist, social worker, geneticist.
When in fetal life does the formation of the nose lip and palate take place?
5th-10th weeks.
What forms the lip?
2 medial nasal swellings and 2 maxillary swellings. It is apart of the intermaxillary segment.
What forms the intermaxillary segment?
Labial component, alveolar segment and primary palate.
What is the cause of a cleft lip and palate?
Exact cause unknown, but is associated with other syndromes.
What is the most common malocclusion class for cleft lip and palate.
Class III. Retardation of MX growth.
Nasal deformity of a cleft lip
Alar cartilage is flared on side of cleft. Columella is pulled toward the non cleft side. Poor underlying bony support for base of nose.
What are ear problems associated with CLP
Predisposed to middle ear infections and poor drainage of the middle ear due to muscle dysfunction. These pts require myringotomy tubes.
Rule of 10’s for timing of surgical repair
10 weeks, 10 lbs, 10 g/dl hemoglobin.
What are the advantages of early closure?
Better palatal and pharyngeal muscle development, ease of feeding, better speech development, better auditory tube function, better hygiene, improved psychologic state of pt and parents.
Early closure disadvantages
More difficult in younger children, scar formation and resulting growth restriction.
At what age do you close a soft palate?
8-18 months.
At what age do you close a hard palate?
May be delayed to allow for growth. You wait until you at least have the eruption of deciduous teeth.
At what age do you close a cleft alveolus?
Usually performed between 6-10 years of age.
Why would you graft the alveolus?
Achieves stability of the arch, preventing collapse of alveolar segments, improves health of dentition, allowing for eruption of canine and lateral incisors, provides for continuity of the piriform rim (supports the ala of the nose), repairs residual oronasal fistula, improving hygiene and speech.
When would you do primary grafting?
Less than 2 years of age. The outcome is poor if it is at the time of lip repair due to abnormal MX development. You can also do it prior to palate repair but after lip repair. It provides reasonable results, but requires very specific protocol.
What is the protocol for primary grafting prior to palate repair but after lip repair?
Only rib graft performed with limited dissection, segments in very close proximity.
When is secondary grafting?
After 2 years of age. Early secondary (2-5 yr) is not supported by literature. Mixed dentition secondary is between ages 6-12 and can be considered early and late (6-8 and 9-12). Late secondary is after the age of 12. Ages 6-10 is the most common.
When is the ideal timing for mixed dentition grafting?
After the eruption of the central incisors and before the eruption of the canine. Less effect on facial growth as there is minimal maxillary growth after the age of 6-7. Generally better cooperation with perioperative and orthodontic care is acceptable. Donor sites have adequate bone for autogenous grafting, eruption of tooth may improve bone volume, enhances health of teeth in area of grafting.
What is the Ideal Patient for grafting?
8-12 years of age. MX canine root 1/2-2/3 developed. Some authors recommend 6-8 yrs so you preserve the lateral incisor, but this is controversial. There is a congenitally missing lateral in 35-60%, but if it is present you can consider it.