CLEFT PALATE REPAIR

Course overview

CLEFT PALATE AND CLEFT LIP AND PALATE ARE MULTI-FACTORIAL CONDITIONS VERY COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES CLEFT PALATE REPAIR AND HIGHLIGHTS THE HEALTHCARE TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING THIS CONDITION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO SUCH A REPAIR. THE CLEFT PALATE REPAIR OBJECTIVES ARE TO RECONSTRUCT THE PALATAL MUSCLES, PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR ADEQUATE PALATAL MOVEMENT AND GOOD SPEECH, ISOLATE THE ORAL CAVITY FROM THE NASAL CAVITY, AND REPAIR THE PALATAL DEFECT. A THOROUGH CLINICAL EXAM, A PIECE OF SOLID ANATOMICAL KNOWLEDGE, AND A PRISTINE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WILL REDUCE COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED COMPLICATIONS.