title: Surgical management of cleft lip in pedo-patients.
abstract: The Present article describes in short etiology of cleft lip and cleft palate. With this in-born defect, patient develops crucial problems with feeding, phonation, overall growth and development of affected and allied soft and hard tissue structures. This in turn results in deformity and asymmetry which is going to affect functional requirements as well as aesthetic outlook. Hence it really becomes mandatory to correct this defect surgically as early as possible, at stipulated timings so as to avoid present and future anticipated problems.
authors.affiliation: Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Taware
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant