Skip to main content

Table 1 Procedures for surgical and orthodontic treatment at Saarland Medical School, Homburg, Germany

From: Extent of maxillary deficiency in patients with complete UCLP and BCLP

Treatment time

Procedure

0 - 12 months

Presurgical orthopedics

6 months

Lip closure after Veau-Manchester, if possible along with hard palate closure after Pichler

10-12 months

Soft palate closure after Veau with push-back procedures after Kriens

Primary and transitory dentition

Orthodontic treatment according to individual needs (e.g. frontal or lateral cross bite)

Before eruption of the permanent canine

Bone grafting

Secondary dentition

Orthodontic treatment (fixed appliances)

16 years or after

Cosmetic corrections of nose and lip,

LeFort-I-Osteotomy