Cleft lip and palate repair
The cleft lip repair involves the surgical joining of the incompletely formed lip of the patient. The procedure is done at 3-4 months of age and takes just 90 mins.
The cleft palate repair involves the surgical joining of the incompletely formed palate of the patient. The procedure is done at 10-12 months of age.
Preventive / pedodontics
Basic check up, clean up & restorative fillings of all the teeth in the mouth is done by a Pedodontist. This is a very important preparatory phase for the subsequent cleft orthodontics.
Arch expansion
Rapid or Slow Palatal expansion HYRAX screw
The Slow Palatal Expander(Quad Helix) is an orthodontic device used to create a wider space in the upper jaw at a slow rate in very young children.
Rapid Palatal Expander (Hyrax Appliance)- the Rapid Palatal Expander is an orthodontic device used to create a wider space in the upper jaw at a faster rate . It is attached to the upper molars through bonding or by cemented bands.
Arch Protraction – Facemask
The facemask is a device commonly used to treat early class III malocclusion caused by maxillary deficiency and mandibular prognathism, and which is generally used in combination with expansion therapy.
Pre SABG orthodontics
Orthodontic Braces are used to align all the crooked teeth so as to a to prepare arch for alveolar bone grafting.
SABG - Secondary alveolar bone grafting
An alveolar bone graft is a surgery to add a bone to the gum ridge in a child who was born with both a cleft lip and a cleft palate. The alveolar bone grafting is done between 10-12 years of age.
Comprehensive orthodontics in Cleft patients
Cleft lip & palate patients suffer from crooked teeth as well as a number of missing teeth. The orthodontics in such patients need to be done comprehensively and dental alignment needs to be done so as to achieve a good smile and the replacement of the missing teeth can also be done.
Anterior maxillary distraction osteogenesis / full arch maxillary distraction osteogenesis
Distraction osteogenesis is a technique in orthognathic surgery that expands or stretches bone in the jaw. This technique is used is young patients to correct any facial or skeletal deformities.
Orthognathic surgery
Jaw surgery, also known as orthognathic surgery, corrects irregularities of the jaw bones and realigns the jaws and teeth to improve the way they work. Making these corrections may also improve your facial appearance giving a complete facial makeover.
Prosthetic rehabilitation
Replacement of missing teeth to enhance the over all look and smile of the patient.
Rhinoplasty
Final nose surgery or nose job for additional enhancement of face and smile.