CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE: ROLE OF PEDIATRIC DENTIST
CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE: ROLE OF PEDIATRIC DENTIST Cleft lip and cleft palate is one of the most common congenital anomalies requiring multidisciplinary care. Pediatric dentist performs a dual…
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CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE: ROLE OF PEDIATRIC DENTIST
Cleft lip and cleft palate is one of the most common congenital anomalies requiring multidisciplinary care. Pediatric dentist performs a dual role in both improving the personal impact as well as improving the surgical outcome. Such anomaly causes many problems such as impaired suckling, defective speech, deafness, malocclusion, gross facial deformity, and severe psychological problems.
Thorough treatment planning, patient support and skillful behavior management are important aspects of this multifaceted care. Pedodontist has a key role to play in providing continuity, high-quality, preventive-based dental care. This library review describes a vital role played by pediatric dentist, may it be preventive, restorative, or the interventional care.