Oral Health and Dental Management

The orthodontic and orthognathic management of cleft patients in Palestine

7^th Global Dentists and Pediatric Dentistry Annual Meeting

March 31- April 01, 2016 Valencia, Spain

Emad Abdel Khalek Hussein

Arab American University of Jenin, Palestine

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Management of children with cleft lip and palate present many challenges. Affected patients present a multiplicity of problems and effective management involves a wide range of specialists, they need multidisciplinary help with orthodontic and dental treatment, speech, as well as primary and often secondary surgical operations until facial growth is complete. The orthodontist plays a major role in treating cleft patients as a major member of the cleft team. The orthodontistâ??s role includes neonatal orthopedics, orthodontic preparation for bone graft in the mixed dentition and the orthodontic preparation for orthognathic surgery. In this lecture, the clinical role of the orthodontist will be demonstrated through the several stages of treatment of the cleft lip and palate patient, with a focus on the contemporary standards and techniques used to treat these patients in Palestine.

Biography :

He is a Professor, Former chairman, Department of orthodontics and paediatric dentistry Arab American University, Jenin Palestine

Email: emadhussein@rocketmail.com