Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive text emphasizes the team approach to multidisciplinary management of cleft lip and palate. It describes strategies used internationally, reviews treatment results, and anticipates future trends. Discusses genetic counseling, surgical repair, management of speech production, pre- and post-surgical orthodontic management, nursing care, psychological aspects, and research. It also covers lip adhesion, palatoplasty, oronasal and nasolabial fistulae, facial growth, bone grafting, nasal airway, and more.
