The Prenatal Diagnosis and Consultation for Cleft Lip and Palate Prior to Presurgical Infant Orthopedics and Early Dental Care

Brett Chiquet; Lizbeth Holguin

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2022.01.007

The Prenatal Diagnosis and Consultation for Cleft Lip and Palate Prior to Presurgical Infant Orthopedics and Early Dental Care

Dent Clin North Am. 2022 Apr;66(2):277-281. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2022.01.007. Epub 2022 Mar 12.

Authors

Brett Chiquet¹, Lizbeth Holguin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, UTHealth, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Dentistry.
² Division Chief of Pediatric/Hospital Dentistry, El Paso Children's Hospital. Electronic address: lizbeth.holguin@gmail.com.

PMID: 35365278
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2022.01.007

Abstract

Children born with cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P) have unique treatment needs and benefit from a team of health care providers, including surgeons, dentists, and allied health professionals. Presurgical infant orthopedic appliances can reduce the severity of the birth defect and can be provided to patients by a dental health care professional starting at birth. The dental needs of patients with CL/P are multifaceted and having an established dental home to monitor growth and development and help with disease prevention is key to improve oral health.

Keywords: Cleft lip and palate; Dental home; Nasoalveolar molding; Presurgical infant orthopedic.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Cleft Lip* / diagnosis
Cleft Lip* / surgery
Cleft Palate* / diagnosis
Cleft Palate* / surgery
Dental Care
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Orthopedics*
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis
Referral and Consultation