Malformation
The Platale Cleft is a congenital malformation, in varying degrees, ranging from simple depression lip, called single cleft lip, cleft until completely together with the veil and palate, cleft lip or called Total Velo Palate Cleft Lip (FLVP ). The overall incidence of cleft lip and palate is about 1 case per 700 live births.
There is some controversy about the etiology of cleft palate. The most accepted approaches admit that is a malformation of multifactorial etiology in cases involving multiple genetic, along with other environmental, such as folate deficiencies, disorders of folate metabolism, nutritional, toxic exposure, teratogenic and drugs.
Treatment
The treatment of children with cleft lip and palate requires the systematic involvement of multiple specialists; The multidisciplinary approach is important for achieving the ultimate goals in the rehabilitation of these patients. The minimum number of specialists required by the American Cleft Palate Association (ACPA) and Eurocleft includes maxi-lofacial surgeon, orthodontist and speech therapist, also recommending the presence in the team of ENT, pediatrician, dentist, geneticist and psychologist.
Although the malformation does not imply risk to life, at birth the baby is treated immediately by a multidisciplinary team of specialists, as their needs and risks are greater. To feed all require assistance through bottles and pacifiers designed to help suck the milk without passing the nose.