Perawatan Celah Bibir dan Langitan pada Anak Usia 4 Tahun

Abstract

Cleft lip and cleft palate caused problems in esthetic, swallowing, and spelling. This present case was a case of a four year old girl referred to Department of Pediatric Dentistry Universitas Indonesia after having a labioplasty. She was received an obturator and a denture. The obturator was aimed to close the cleft in the palate while the denture was aimed to correct the alveolar and lip contour. It was revealed that a team was required to manage this case especially during the period of dental and facial growth and the parent played an important role in maintaining oral hygiene and diet control.DOI: 10.14693/jdi.v15i3.31

Keywords

• swallowing
• spelling