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Cleft Lip and Palate: The Multidisciplinary Management

Authors: 
Emad Hussein
John Van Aalst
Alev Aksoy
Mahmoud Abu Mowais
Libby Wilson
Khaled Abughazaleh
Nezar Watted - Professor
Journal Name: 
Smile Dental Journal
Volume: 
7
Issue: 
4
Pages From: 
14
To: 
19
Date: 
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Keywords: 
Cleft patients, Treatment protocol, Teamwork management.
Abstract: 
Patients with cleft lip and palate usually face a multitude of problems, esthetic compromise being the most noticeable, malocclusion, missing teeth, oronasal fistula, speech and hearing pathology are also present in most cleft patients; this necessitates a multidisciplinary treatment across various medical and dental specialties that extends from birth to adulthood but in separate stages. A protocol for the treatment of cleft patients should followed by the healthcare providers, and coordination amongst them is a major contributor to success in cleft treatment.