Manejo clínico del niño con fisura palatina

  1. Bravo González, L.A.
  2. Romero Maroto, M.
  3. López Pizarro, V.M.
  4. Sánchez del Pozo, J.
Revista:
RCOE: Revista del Ilustre Consejo General de Colegios de Odontólogos y Estomatólogos de España

ISSN: 1138-123X

Any de publicació: 1999

Volum: 4

Número: 3

Pàgines: 241-249

Tipus: Article

Altres publicacions en: RCOE: Revista del Ilustre Consejo General de Colegios de Odontólogos y Estomatólogos de España

Resum

Cleft palate is a malformation whose incidence rate is approximately 1:1000 live births in caucasian race, being more frequent in oriental races and less frequent in black race. This malformation, which is caused by a fusion defect in primitive facial structures, has been deeply studied in different moments through historv. Patients present disturbs in phonation, swallowing, psychological, aesthetics and occlusion, apart from many dental anomalies. Treatment should be multidisciplinar and it has to include different dental specialists.