| |
 Treatment - Protocol |
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|
Cleft
Rehabilitation Protocol at Balaji's Cleft Center
|
| Age
|
Treatment
|
Necessity
|
| 0
|
Palatal
Plate
|
Suckling
Milk,
Molding
the bones
|
| 0-3
months
|
Lip
repair
|
Suckling
Milk
|
| 3-12months |
Palatal
repair
|
Speech
|
| 3
years +
|
Pharyngoplasty
|
Speech
|
| X |
Speech
Therapy
|
Articulate
Speech
|
| 4
years +
|
Premaxillary
setback
|
Creation
of labial vestibule, speech and
esthetics
|
| Primary
school
|
Rhinoplasty
|
Esthetics
|
| X |
Preventive
Orthodontics |
Arch
expansion, facilitate bone grafting
|
| 9
– 11 years
|
Bone grafting
|
Eruption
of permanent teeth, arch stabilization
|
| 12
– 18
|
Orthodontics
|
Teeth
alignment |
| X |
Distraction
Osteogenesis
|
Maxillary
advancement
|
| 18
|
Orthognathic
Surgery |
Maxillary
advancement and mandibular setback |
| XX |
Rhinoplasty
|
Esthetics
|
| XX |
Secondary
Corrections
|
Esthetics
|
|
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