title: Rehabilitative treatment of cleft lip and palate: experience of the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies/USP (HRAC/USP)--Part 1: overall aspects.
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 São Paulo (HRAC-USP) along 40 years of experience in the treatment of individuals with cleft lip and palate.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Department of Stomatology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Alberto de Souza
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Lucimara Teixeira
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: das Neves
authors.forename: Ana Lúcia Pompéia Fraga
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Daniela Gamba
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Garib
authors.forename: Ivy Kiemle
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Trindade-Suedam
authors.forename: Renato Yassutaka Faria
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Yaedú
authors.forename: Rita de Cássia Moura Carvalho
authors.initials: Rde C
authors.lastname: Lauris
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Thais Marchini
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: João Henrique Nogueira
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004954:Esthetics; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome