Comprehensive Cleft Care in a Nine-Year-Old With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Using Coffin Spring Expansion and Surgical Intervention

Cleft lip and palate (CLP) represent a common congenital defect, which needs a multidisciplinary team approach for satisfactory aesthetic and functional correction. Transverse discrepancies are among the major problems in CLP cases, and maxillary expansion has been used to correct skeletal and denta...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 7; p. e64939
Main Authors Kaiser, Japneet, Kamble, Ranjit, Atole, Srushti
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Cureus Inc 19.07.2024
Cureus
Subjects
Case reports
Dentistry
Fistula
Infections
Intervention
Nose
Orthodontics
Orthopedics
Patients
Pediatrics
Skin & tissue grafts
Surgery
Teeth
Tongue
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Summary:Cleft lip and palate (CLP) represent a common congenital defect, which needs a multidisciplinary team approach for satisfactory aesthetic and functional correction. Transverse discrepancies are among the major problems in CLP cases, and maxillary expansion has been used to correct skeletal and dental transverse discrepancies between the mandible and maxilla. During the long period, many types of expansion protocols have been cited in the literature. This report presents the treatment of a nine-year-old patient with unilateral CLP and emphasizes the combination of orthodontic and surgical interventions. The maxillary expansion was achieved by Coffin spring, and then oronasal fistula closure surgery was done for both function and aesthetic purposes.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.64939