Rehabilitative treatment of cleft lip and palate: experience of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies/USP (HRAC/USP) - Part 1: overall aspects

Cleft lip and palate is the most common among craniofacial malformations and causes several esthetic and functional implications that require rehabilitation. This paper aims to generally describe the several aspects related to this complex pathology and the treatment protocol used by the Hospital fo...

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Autores: Freitas, José Alberto de Souza, Neves, Lucimara Teixeira das, Almeida, Ana Lúcia Pompéia Fraga de, Garib, Daniela Gamba, Trindade-Suedam, Ivy Kiemle, Yaedú, Renato Yassutaka Faria, Lauris, Rita de Cássia Moura Carvalho, Soares, Simone, Oliveira, Thais Marchini, Pinto, João Henrique Nogueira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Journal of applied oral science (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/3978
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/jaos/article/view/3978
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cleft palate
Cleft lip
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Sumario:Cleft lip and palate is the most common among craniofacial malformations and causes several esthetic and functional implications that require rehabilitation. This paper aims to generally describe the several aspects related to this complex pathology and the treatment protocol used by the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRAC-USP) along 40 years of experience in the treatment of individuals with cleft lip and palate.