June 10 –14, 2009, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
Sponsored by Dentaurum
From birth to adulthood: Multidisciplinary treatment for cleft lip and palate patients
Abstract
Treatment of patients with cleft lip and palate needs a highly organized and centralized multidisciplinary approach. This course will present cleft treatment in a high volume cleft centre, the Helsinki cleft palate centre. Members of this multidisciplinary cleft team will present state-of-art techniques in their own specialties including various aspects of team work for the benefit for the patient with a cleft. The lectures will include background information like embryology, aetiology and incidence as well as various multidisciplinary treatment approaches from birth to adulthood. Plastic surgeons will explain primary surgery, bone grafting and maxillary advancement with or without rhinoplasty as well as operations to aid speech. A phoniatrician will tell about speech problems in patients with orofacial clefts. Orthodontists will present current clinical documentation practises and describe special features of the dentition and facial growth in patients with orofacial clefts. Special attention will be given to the timing of orthodontic treatment and orthodontics associated with bone grafting and maxillary osteotomy. The role of the orthodontist as an essential member of the cleft team will be emphasised.
Program
• Treatment organization of clefts in Finland
• Embryology and aetiology of clefts
• Cleft types and incidence of clefts
• Primary surgery
• Bone grafting
• Speech therapy for cleft patients
• Special features of cleft dentition
• Clinical documentation
• Bone grafting and orthodontics
• Maxillary growth and timing of maxillary osteotomy
• Maxillary advancement and rhinoplasty
| The Helsinki cleft palate team |
| Presenters: Arja Heliövaara, orthodontist Jyri Hukki, plastic surgeon Kirsti Hurmerinta, orthodontist Jorma Rautio, plastic surgeon David Rice, orthodontist & developmental biologist Juha Vintturi, phoniatrician |