THE USE OF MODERN ORTHODONTIC AND SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL CLEFT OF THE UPPER LIP, ALVEOLAR PROCESS AND PALATE

Abstract

Congenital cleft lip, alveolar process and cleft palate are among the most difficult deformities of the maxillofacial region, the number of children with such deformities is 1 per 1000 newborns and continues to grow [3, 4, 13, 18]. Treatment and rehabilitation of such patients is an urgent problem due to abnormal facial development and secondary deformities, speech and chewing disorders, a long recovery period and the need for social adaptation of the child [8].