Rehabilitative treatment of cleft lip and palate: experience of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies/USP (HRAC/USP)--Part 1: overall aspects
Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Department of Stomatology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of S?o Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
Abstract:
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 S?o Paulo (HRAC-USP) along 40 years of experience in the treatment of individuals with cleft lip and palate.