title: Treatment of a patient with a bilateral cleft lip and palate with implants and surgery of the maxillary anterior region.
abstract: Caring for patients with bilateral cleft lips and palates requires an interdisciplinary approach. The treatment of such a patient is described. Therapy comprised maxillary expansion, mini-implant insertion, premaxillary osteotomy, and vomeroplasty, which led to a drastic improvement of the occlusion and facial appearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India. panchali.batra@gmail.com
authors.forename: Panchali
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: H Jyothi
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.forename: Shivalinga Barsapur
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Madanagowda
mesh_terms: D000202:Activator Appliances; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D063166:Maxillary Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008904:Miniaturization; D024343:Open Bite / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D055172:Vomer / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants