CLEFT LIP AND PALATE 
Dr Sneha khadka 
MScD Orthodontics.
CONTENTS 
 Introduction 
 Incidence 
 Classification 
 Embryological Background 
 Etiology 
 Diagnosis 
 Problems of individuals with clefts 
 Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate 
 Specialties involved in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate 
 Timings of surgical repair 
 Cheilorraphy 
 Palatorrhaphy 
 Alveolar Cleft Grafts 
 Secondary Surgical Procedures 
 Valopharyngeal Insufficiency
INTRODUCTION 
What is Cleft Lip and Palate? 
Congenital abnormal space or gap in the upper lip, alveolus and palate.
INCIDENCE 
More common in south far Asians: 
1 in 500 
Less frequent in Africans: 
1 in 2000 
Prevalence in Europeans and Americans: 
1 in 750
Boys are more affected than girls by 3:2 
Cleft Lip and Palate occur twice as often in boys as in girls. 
Isolated Clefts of Palate are more often in girls. 
75% of Clefts are Unilateral, rest are Bilateral. 
Left side is more involved than right side
Head and Neck of 4- 
Week Old Embryo 
Trigeminal nerve 
Facial nerve 
Glossopharyngeal 
nerve 
Vagus nerve 
EMBROYOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
Development of the Lip: 
Unpaired Frontonasal 
Prominence 
Medial and Lateral Nasal 
prominences 
2 maxillary prominences 
2 mandibular prominences
Fusion defects can occur anywhere between these prominences 
The defect in the fusion between the frontonasal and maxillary will 
lead to cleft lip
Development of Palate: 
We have two parts of two different embryonic origins: 
1 ) primary palate : the triangular part of hard palate anterior 
to incisor foramen which originate from the premaxilla 
( frontonasal prominences). 
--ddeevveelloopp bbeettwweeeenn 44tthh aanndd 88tthh wweeeekk ooff ggeessttaattiioonn 
2 ) secondary palate : remaining part of the hard palate and all 
soft palate posterior to incisor foramen which comes from 
palatine shelves of the maxillary prominences 
--ddeevveelloopp bbeettwweeeenn 88tthh aanndd 1122tthh wweeeekk ooff ggeessttaattiioonn
Cleftlipandpalate
 Various theories have been given for its development. 
1. Alteration in intrinsic palatal shelf force . 
2. Failure of tongue to drop down. 
3. Non fusion of shelves. 
4. Rupture of cyst formed at the site of fusion.
CLASSIFICATION 
 Early attempts at classification by 
Davies & Ritchie in 1922. 
 Group I : prealveolar clefts- unilateral cleft lip. 
- bilateral cleft lip. 
- median cleft lip. 
 Group II : post alveolar clefts – cleft hard palate 
- cleft soft palate 
- cleft hard and soft palate. 
- submucosal clefts.
 Group III: alveolar clefts- unilateral 
- bilateral 
- median
Veau in 1931 
 Group I : clefts of soft palate only. 
 Group II : clefts of hard and soft palate extending upto the 
incisive foramen. 
 Group III: complete unilateral clefts involving soft palate, 
hard palate, alveolar ridge and lip on one side. 
 Group IV: complete bilateral clefts of soft and hard palates, 
alveolar ridge and the lip.
 Fogh-Anderson in 1942 studied incidence of CL(P) in 
Denmark 
a. Hare lip including alveolus as far back as incisive foramen 
b. Hare lip & CP 
c. Isolated clefts of palate as far forward as incisive foramen
KERNAHAN AND STARK’S CLASSIFICATION OF 
CLEFTS (1958) 
Clefts of primary palate only 
Unilateral (right or left) 
Complete 
Incomplete 
Median 
Complete (premaxilla 
absent) 
Incomplete (premaxilla 
rudimentary) 
Bilateral 
Complete 
Incomplete 
Clefts of secondary palate 
only 
Complete 
Incomplete 
Submucous 
Clefts of primary and 
secondary palate 
Unilateral (right or left) 
Complete 
Incomplete 
Median 
Complete 
Incomplete 
Bilateral 
Complete 
Incomplete
KERNAHAN STRIPED Y CLASSIFICATION ( 1971) 
LIP 
ALVEOLUS 
PRIMARY 
PALATE 
HARD PALATE 
SOFT PALATE 
INCISIVE 
FORAMEN
MODIFIED STRIPED Y ELSHAY CLASSIFICATION 
( 1973) 
13 
R L 
12
1,5- Fusion line between the maxillary prominence and medial 
nasal prominence at nostril floor level. 
2,6- Fusion line at the level of upper lip. 
3,7- R/L alveolus . Fusion line between the maxillary prominence 
and intermaxillary segments. 
4,8- Fusion between the primary and secondary hard palate. 
9,10- Fusion between the palatal shelves of hard palate. 
11- Represents the soft palate. 
12- Posterior pharyngeal wall. 
13- Premaxilla.
MILLARD’S MODIFICATION OF KERNAHAN’S 
CLASSIFICATION
KKrriieennss ““LLAAHHSSHHAALL”” 
L = Lip (right) 
A = Alveolus (right) 
H = Hard Palate (right) 
S = Soft Palate (median) 
H = Hard Palate (left) 
A = Alveolus (left) 
L = Lip (left) 
Capital letter = complete cleft 
Lowercase letter = incomplete cleft 
“.” or “-” = normal 
Examples 
LA….l = complete right cleft lip and alveolus, incomplete 
left cleft lip 
LAHS = complete right unilateral cleft lip, alveolus, hard, 
and soft palate
 Microform Cleft: 
May look like 
-a little dent in the red part of the lip. 
-a scar from the lip up to the nostril. 
Muscle tissue underneath the cleft can 
be affected and may require surgery 
 Submucous Cleft Palate: 
Midline deficiency or lack of muscular 
tissue 
Often a submucous cleft palate is 
associated with a bifid or cleft uvula 
Posterior nasal spine is almost always 
missing 
Speech Problems are common
ETIOPATHOGENESIS 
Clefts of lip and palate may be isolated deformities or may be part 
of a syndrome. 
Non syndromic clefts are multifactorial in origin.
Multiple factors may be involved, like-- 
Genetics (inherited characteristic) from one or both parents . 
Environmental factors. 
-Drugs: corticosteroids (anti-inflammatory), phenytoin 
(anticonvulsant), retinoid. 
-Infections: like rubella during pregnancy,viral infections. 
-Alcohol consumption, smoking, hypoxia during pregnancy, some of 
dietary and vitamins deficiencies (like folic acid and vitamin A 
deficiency),stress, mechanical disturbances. 
Maternal Age.
Drugs 
Phenytoin 
Genetic 
predisposition 
Non syndromic 
Maternal illness 
Polygenic 
inheritance 
clefts 
smoking Alcohol
Some of the more common syndromes associated 
with CL/P 
 Chromosomal 
Trisomy 13 
Trisomy 18 
Velocardiofacial syndrome 
(22q11 deletion) 
 Non-Mendelian 
Pierre Robin syndrome 
CHARGE association 
Goldenhar syndrome 
 Teratogenic 
Fetal alcohol syndrome 
Fetal phenytoin syndrome 
Fetal valproate syndrome 
 Mendelian disorders 
Ectrodactyly-eetodermal 
dysplasia-clefting syndrome 
(AD) 
Gorlin syndrome (AD) 
Oto-palato-digital syndrome 
(XL) 
Oral-facial-digital syndrome 
(XL) 
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome 
(AR) 
Stickler syndrome (AD) 
Treacher Collins syndrome 
(AD) 
Van der Woude syndrome 
(AD) 
 Unknown 
de Lange syndrome 
Kabuki syndrome
PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CLEFT LIP AND 
PALATE 
Feeding 
Dental problems 
Nasal Deformity and Esthetic Problems 
Ear Problems 
Speech Difficulties 
Associated Anomalies
FEEDING DIFFICULTIES 
Cleft lip= makes it more difficult for an infant to suck on a nipple 
Cleft Palate= may cause formula or breast milk to be accidently 
taken up into the nasal cavity 
Inability to create negative pressure inside oral cavity 
Frequent regurgitations 
Upper respiratory tract infections
DENTAL PROBLEMS 
Local Dental Problems: 
Congenitally Missing teeth, Hypodontia, Hyperdontia, 
Oligodontia 
Presence of natal and neonatal teeth 
Anamalies of tooth morphology like microdontia, macrodontia 
etc 
Fused teeth 
Enamel Hypoplasia 
Poor periodontal support, early loss of teeth 
Gemination, Dilacerations 
Orthodontics Problems: 
Class III tendency 
Anterior and Posterior Cross bite 
Spacing and crowding
NASAL DEFORMITY AND ESTHETIC PROBLEMS 
Facial Disfigurements. 
Poor nasal shape. 
Scar marks of surgeries. 
Poor lip function during speech. 
Poor dental alignment and smile.
EAR PROBLEMS 
Middle ear disease - 22% to 88% . 
Conductive hearing loss and chronic suppurative otitis media may 
result. 
Repeated tympanostomy tube placement.
Speech Problems: 
Hearing loss hampers proper development of speech 
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. 
Poor pronunciation of Bilabial, Labiodental, Linguoalveolar 
sounds
PRENATAL/POSTNATAL DIAGNOSIS 
Intrauterine 
- Sonographic diagnosis 
- Karyotyping 
Post partum 
- Clinical 
- Radiographic (intra and 
extraoral, laminography, 
pantography) 
- Additional aids (speech and 
sound recording, measurement 
of nasal and oral pressures, 
psychiatric examination)
PRENATAL, PERINATAL AND POSTNATAL PARENTAL 
COUNSELLING 
Requisites 
Accurate information should be given by an expert in the field 
Support must be available soon after diagnosis 
Parents and members of family given opportunity to express 
concern and emotional response
Give a clear view of how the baby is likely to look. 
Discussion on pregnancy termination based on accurate 
information . 
Promote early adjustment and acceptance of the baby by the 
parents and family. 
Long term dependence on counselor should be avoided and 
normalization of family life should be encouraged.

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Cleftlipandpalate

  • 1. CLEFT LIP AND PALATE Dr Sneha khadka MScD Orthodontics.
  • 2. CONTENTS  Introduction  Incidence  Classification  Embryological Background  Etiology  Diagnosis  Problems of individuals with clefts  Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate  Specialties involved in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate  Timings of surgical repair  Cheilorraphy  Palatorrhaphy  Alveolar Cleft Grafts  Secondary Surgical Procedures  Valopharyngeal Insufficiency
  • 3. INTRODUCTION What is Cleft Lip and Palate? Congenital abnormal space or gap in the upper lip, alveolus and palate.
  • 4. INCIDENCE More common in south far Asians: 1 in 500 Less frequent in Africans: 1 in 2000 Prevalence in Europeans and Americans: 1 in 750
  • 5. Boys are more affected than girls by 3:2 Cleft Lip and Palate occur twice as often in boys as in girls. Isolated Clefts of Palate are more often in girls. 75% of Clefts are Unilateral, rest are Bilateral. Left side is more involved than right side
  • 6. Head and Neck of 4- Week Old Embryo Trigeminal nerve Facial nerve Glossopharyngeal nerve Vagus nerve EMBROYOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
  • 7. Development of the Lip: Unpaired Frontonasal Prominence Medial and Lateral Nasal prominences 2 maxillary prominences 2 mandibular prominences
  • 8. Fusion defects can occur anywhere between these prominences The defect in the fusion between the frontonasal and maxillary will lead to cleft lip
  • 9. Development of Palate: We have two parts of two different embryonic origins: 1 ) primary palate : the triangular part of hard palate anterior to incisor foramen which originate from the premaxilla ( frontonasal prominences). --ddeevveelloopp bbeettwweeeenn 44tthh aanndd 88tthh wweeeekk ooff ggeessttaattiioonn 2 ) secondary palate : remaining part of the hard palate and all soft palate posterior to incisor foramen which comes from palatine shelves of the maxillary prominences --ddeevveelloopp bbeettwweeeenn 88tthh aanndd 1122tthh wweeeekk ooff ggeessttaattiioonn
  • 11.  Various theories have been given for its development. 1. Alteration in intrinsic palatal shelf force . 2. Failure of tongue to drop down. 3. Non fusion of shelves. 4. Rupture of cyst formed at the site of fusion.
  • 12. CLASSIFICATION  Early attempts at classification by Davies & Ritchie in 1922.  Group I : prealveolar clefts- unilateral cleft lip. - bilateral cleft lip. - median cleft lip.  Group II : post alveolar clefts – cleft hard palate - cleft soft palate - cleft hard and soft palate. - submucosal clefts.
  • 13.  Group III: alveolar clefts- unilateral - bilateral - median
  • 14. Veau in 1931  Group I : clefts of soft palate only.  Group II : clefts of hard and soft palate extending upto the incisive foramen.  Group III: complete unilateral clefts involving soft palate, hard palate, alveolar ridge and lip on one side.  Group IV: complete bilateral clefts of soft and hard palates, alveolar ridge and the lip.
  • 15.  Fogh-Anderson in 1942 studied incidence of CL(P) in Denmark a. Hare lip including alveolus as far back as incisive foramen b. Hare lip & CP c. Isolated clefts of palate as far forward as incisive foramen
  • 16. KERNAHAN AND STARK’S CLASSIFICATION OF CLEFTS (1958) Clefts of primary palate only Unilateral (right or left) Complete Incomplete Median Complete (premaxilla absent) Incomplete (premaxilla rudimentary) Bilateral Complete Incomplete Clefts of secondary palate only Complete Incomplete Submucous Clefts of primary and secondary palate Unilateral (right or left) Complete Incomplete Median Complete Incomplete Bilateral Complete Incomplete
  • 17. KERNAHAN STRIPED Y CLASSIFICATION ( 1971) LIP ALVEOLUS PRIMARY PALATE HARD PALATE SOFT PALATE INCISIVE FORAMEN
  • 18. MODIFIED STRIPED Y ELSHAY CLASSIFICATION ( 1973) 13 R L 12
  • 19. 1,5- Fusion line between the maxillary prominence and medial nasal prominence at nostril floor level. 2,6- Fusion line at the level of upper lip. 3,7- R/L alveolus . Fusion line between the maxillary prominence and intermaxillary segments. 4,8- Fusion between the primary and secondary hard palate. 9,10- Fusion between the palatal shelves of hard palate. 11- Represents the soft palate. 12- Posterior pharyngeal wall. 13- Premaxilla.
  • 20. MILLARD’S MODIFICATION OF KERNAHAN’S CLASSIFICATION
  • 21. KKrriieennss ““LLAAHHSSHHAALL”” L = Lip (right) A = Alveolus (right) H = Hard Palate (right) S = Soft Palate (median) H = Hard Palate (left) A = Alveolus (left) L = Lip (left) Capital letter = complete cleft Lowercase letter = incomplete cleft “.” or “-” = normal Examples LA….l = complete right cleft lip and alveolus, incomplete left cleft lip LAHS = complete right unilateral cleft lip, alveolus, hard, and soft palate
  • 22.  Microform Cleft: May look like -a little dent in the red part of the lip. -a scar from the lip up to the nostril. Muscle tissue underneath the cleft can be affected and may require surgery  Submucous Cleft Palate: Midline deficiency or lack of muscular tissue Often a submucous cleft palate is associated with a bifid or cleft uvula Posterior nasal spine is almost always missing Speech Problems are common
  • 23. ETIOPATHOGENESIS Clefts of lip and palate may be isolated deformities or may be part of a syndrome. Non syndromic clefts are multifactorial in origin.
  • 24. Multiple factors may be involved, like-- Genetics (inherited characteristic) from one or both parents . Environmental factors. -Drugs: corticosteroids (anti-inflammatory), phenytoin (anticonvulsant), retinoid. -Infections: like rubella during pregnancy,viral infections. -Alcohol consumption, smoking, hypoxia during pregnancy, some of dietary and vitamins deficiencies (like folic acid and vitamin A deficiency),stress, mechanical disturbances. Maternal Age.
  • 25. Drugs Phenytoin Genetic predisposition Non syndromic Maternal illness Polygenic inheritance clefts smoking Alcohol
  • 26. Some of the more common syndromes associated with CL/P  Chromosomal Trisomy 13 Trisomy 18 Velocardiofacial syndrome (22q11 deletion)  Non-Mendelian Pierre Robin syndrome CHARGE association Goldenhar syndrome  Teratogenic Fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal phenytoin syndrome Fetal valproate syndrome  Mendelian disorders Ectrodactyly-eetodermal dysplasia-clefting syndrome (AD) Gorlin syndrome (AD) Oto-palato-digital syndrome (XL) Oral-facial-digital syndrome (XL) Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (AR) Stickler syndrome (AD) Treacher Collins syndrome (AD) Van der Woude syndrome (AD)  Unknown de Lange syndrome Kabuki syndrome
  • 27. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CLEFT LIP AND PALATE Feeding Dental problems Nasal Deformity and Esthetic Problems Ear Problems Speech Difficulties Associated Anomalies
  • 28. FEEDING DIFFICULTIES Cleft lip= makes it more difficult for an infant to suck on a nipple Cleft Palate= may cause formula or breast milk to be accidently taken up into the nasal cavity Inability to create negative pressure inside oral cavity Frequent regurgitations Upper respiratory tract infections
  • 29. DENTAL PROBLEMS Local Dental Problems: Congenitally Missing teeth, Hypodontia, Hyperdontia, Oligodontia Presence of natal and neonatal teeth Anamalies of tooth morphology like microdontia, macrodontia etc Fused teeth Enamel Hypoplasia Poor periodontal support, early loss of teeth Gemination, Dilacerations Orthodontics Problems: Class III tendency Anterior and Posterior Cross bite Spacing and crowding
  • 30. NASAL DEFORMITY AND ESTHETIC PROBLEMS Facial Disfigurements. Poor nasal shape. Scar marks of surgeries. Poor lip function during speech. Poor dental alignment and smile.
  • 31. EAR PROBLEMS Middle ear disease - 22% to 88% . Conductive hearing loss and chronic suppurative otitis media may result. Repeated tympanostomy tube placement.
  • 32. Speech Problems: Hearing loss hampers proper development of speech Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Poor pronunciation of Bilabial, Labiodental, Linguoalveolar sounds
  • 33. PRENATAL/POSTNATAL DIAGNOSIS Intrauterine - Sonographic diagnosis - Karyotyping Post partum - Clinical - Radiographic (intra and extraoral, laminography, pantography) - Additional aids (speech and sound recording, measurement of nasal and oral pressures, psychiatric examination)
  • 34. PRENATAL, PERINATAL AND POSTNATAL PARENTAL COUNSELLING Requisites Accurate information should be given by an expert in the field Support must be available soon after diagnosis Parents and members of family given opportunity to express concern and emotional response
  • 35. Give a clear view of how the baby is likely to look. Discussion on pregnancy termination based on accurate information . Promote early adjustment and acceptance of the baby by the parents and family. Long term dependence on counselor should be avoided and normalization of family life should be encouraged.

Editor's Notes

  • #13: +Classification is an important part of treat ment planning. It should be neither be too detailed not be inaccurTE And inadequate due to oversimplification and it should facilitate the intra and interdisciplinary communication necessary to devIntrauterine Sonographic diagnosis Karyotyping Post partum Clinical Radiographic (intra and extraoral, cineradiography, laminography, pantography) Additional aids (speech and sound recording, measurement of nasal and oral pressures, psychiatric examination)
  • #18: proposed Symbolic classification cleft lip and palate using a striped y having numbered block. Stippling of affected area is done and in case of submucosal cleft , the section is cross hatched.
  • #22: Describes site, size. Extent and type of cleft.
  • #23: OTHER TYPES OF CLEFT