No. of Cases Seen in a Year

  • Total Referrals: 55
  • Unilateral cleft lip and palate: 30
  • Bilateral cleft lip and palate: 10
  • Cleft palate only: 15

Treatment Funded by State for National Residents

  • Surgery costs: All
  • Speech and Language Therapy costs: None
  • Orthodontic costs: Part

Primary surgical protocol


Cleft Lip Repair:

  • Timing: 4 months

Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:

  • Timing: 6 months

Cleft Palate Repair:

  • Timing: 12-18 months

Record collection protocol


Are records routinely collected at specific ages? No

Does this conform to WHO recommendations for different cleft types? No

Initial; postsurgical; mixed dentition; permanent dentition (if possible)

Research

Want to particpate in research? yes

Participation in inter-centre studies? yes

Current Research

Type(s) of software used: Candida Albicans association with feeding plates
Keratinization association with feeding plates
Anxiety levels in parents
3dMD evaluation
Participation in other collaborations (projects): Yes
Details of projects: Microbiology
Psychology
Hystology
Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: Yes

Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:

Randomised clinical trials: Yes
Inter-centre comparison of outcome: Yes
Prospective study: Yes




Clinical research

Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
Member details: Assist. Prof. Dr. Sirin Nevzatoglu - Orthodontist -

Research Assist. Dr. Nuray Yilmaz - Orthodontist -

Non-clinical and laboratory research

Non-clinical and laboratory team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
Member details: Prof. Dr. Tanju Kadir - Microbiology -