Dental rotation in cleft lip.
In patients with untreated cleft lip and permanent dentition, the central superior incisors are usually rotated. We use a technique that we call "dental rotation" to adjust these teeth into normal position and occlusion. This technique avoids having a hard structure (a rotated tooth) press against the mucosal sutures in a lip closure. In addition, a better aesthetic appearance of the dental arch results.
D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012399:Rotation; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*