The Role of the Pediatric Dentist in the Multidisciplinary Management of the Cleft Lip Palate Patient

Valeria Luzzi, Giulia Zumbo, Mariana Guaragna, Gabriele Di Carlo, Gaetano Ierardo, Gian Luca Sfasciotti, Maurizio Bossù, Iole Vozza and Antonella Polimeni
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Valeria Luzzi: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Giulia Zumbo: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Mariana Guaragna: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Gabriele Di Carlo: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Gaetano Ierardo: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Gian Luca Sfasciotti: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Maurizio Bossù: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Iole Vozza: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Antonella Polimeni: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 18, 1-9

Abstract: The focus of this paper is the pediatric dental care of Cleft Lip and Palate (CLP) children and the role of the pediatric dentist in the CLP team. The management of children with cleft lip and palate presents many challenges and a multidisciplinary and prepared team is always required. Affected individuals present a multiplicity of problems: effective management involves a wide range of specialities. The value of a multidisciplinary team is widely known and mentioned in the literature, but very few papers focus on the role and the importance of the pediatric dentist. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to underline the role of the pediatric dentist as a member of the cleft lip and palate team which ranges from prenatal counseling, presurgical prevention and orthopedics, to post-treatment rehabilitation and restoration.

Keywords: cleft lip palate; pediatric dentistry; multidisciplinary management; multidisciplinary team (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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