No. of Cases Seen in a Year
- Total Referrals: 85
- Unilateral cleft lip and palate: 55
- Bilateral cleft lip and palate: 16
- Cleft palate only: 14
- Pierre Robin Sequence: 6
Treatment Funded by State for National Residents
- Surgery costs: Don't know
- Speech and Language Therapy costs: Don't know
- Orthodontic costs: Don't know
Primary surgical protocol
Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3 months
- Type of operation: Modified Millard
Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3 months
- Type of operation: Modified Millard
Cleft Palate Repair:
- Timing: 12-16 months
- Type of operation: Von Langenbeck technique (sometimes V-Y pushback technique)
Record collection protocol
Are records routinely collected at specific ages? Yes
Does this conform to WHO recommendations for different cleft types? No
Before presurgical orthopedics
After lip closure
Before palate operation
Mixed dentition (7-8 years)
3DCTs - before alveolar bone grafting
Before and after orthodontic treatment ( in permanent dentition)
Before and after Orthognathic surgery treatment
Research
Want to particpate in research? yes
Participation in inter-centre studies? yes
Details of studies: Dogan S., Semb G., Erbay E., Alcan T., Uzel A, Kocadereli İ.,Shaw W:Dental Arch Relationships in Turkish Patients with Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: a comparison with Eurocleft, The Cleft Palate,Craniofacial Journal,2012. Articles In Press . (SCI)
Published research papers: Yes
Details of publications: 1-Akın Y.,Ülgen O.,Gençosmanoğlu R., Dogan S.: Early chelioplasty:ıts effect on alveolar cleft, European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 14(4):164-167,1991. . (SCI)
2-Dogan S., Onçağ G.,Akın Y: Craniofacial development in children with unilateral cleftt lip and palate.,British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , 44(1): 28-33, 2006. (SCI)
3-Dogan S.,Olmez S., Semb G: Comparative Assessment of Dental Arch Relationships Using Goslon Yardstick in UCLP Patients Using Dental Casts, 2D Photos and 3D Images,The Cleft Palate,Craniofacial Journal (Aug 17, 2011) Articles In Press. (SCI)
4-Dogan S.,Olmez S.,Aydınlı E.,Bilkay U: Treatment modalities of a unilateral cleft lip and palate patient from birth to adulthood-case report,
5-Ortho Techniques,December,Vol.3,No.4,Digital issue,2011.
6-Aras I., Olmez S., Dogan S: Comparative Evaluation Of Nasopharyngeal Airways Of Unilateral Cleft Lip And Palate Patients using 3 Dimensional And 2 Dimensional Methods,
The Cleft Palate,Craniofacial Journal,2012. Articles In Press. (SCI)
Presentations:
1-Dogan S., Akın Y: The effect of early chelioplasty on maxilla in infant with unileteral cleft lip and palate, , 8-14 June 1993, 69 th European orthodontic Society Congress, Stockholm, Sweden (poster presentation). European Journal of orthodontics, 15(5): 441,1993 (abstract).
2-Dogan S: The investigation of dental development and dental abnormalities in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients. , 8-11 June 1994, 70 th European Orthodontic Society Congress, Graz, Austria. (poster presentation).
3-Onçağ G., Dogan S: Craniofacial development in unilateral cleft lip and palate children, 4.Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society, 22-25 March 1999, İstanbul., (poster presentation).
4-Olmez S., Dogan S., Pekediş M., Yıldız H: Biomechanical analysis of sagittal maxillary advancement by using internal maxillary distractors in bclp and non-cleft patients, 87. Congress of the Europen Orthodontic Society, June 19-23, 2011, Istanbul, p138, SP157, (poster presentation).
5-Olmez S., Dogan S., Bilkay U, Aydınlı E: Volumetric assessment of secondary alveolar bone grafting in the uclp patients: long-term results, 87. Congress of the Europen Orthodontic Society, 19-23 June 2011,Istanbul, p128, SP 129, (poster presentation).
6-Dogan S., Olmez S., Bilkay U.,Çötert S: Interdisciplinary Treatment Approach In CLP Patients : Case Reports, 9 th European Craniofacial Congress., September 14-17, 2011, Salzburg, Austria,p:37.,poster 22, (poster presentation).
7-Aras I., Olmez S., Dogan S:Three Dimensional Evaluation of the nasopharyngeal airway volume in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Patients, 9 th European Craniofacial Congress.,
September 14-17, 2011, Salzburg, Austria, p:38.,poster 30, (poster presentation).
8-Dogan S.,Aydınlı E: Evaluation of the effects of secondary bone grafting and orthopaedic intervention on the dentofacial complex in unilateral cleft and palate patients, 9 th European Craniofacial Congress., September 14-17, 2011, Salzburg, Austria,p:39.,poster 39, (poster presentation).
9-Dogan S., Olmez S., Aydınlı E .,Bilkay U,: 3 Dimensional Evaluation Of The Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting in UCLP Patient Harvested From An Alternative Donor Site- The 4 Years Follow-up (A Case Report), 9 th European Craniofacial Congress., September 14-17,2011, Salzburg, Austria, p:39.,poster 40, (poster presentation).
10-Dogan S., Olmez S.,Semb G: Comparative Assessment Of Dental Arch Relationships Using GOSLON Yardstick In UCLP Patients Using Dental Casts, 2D Photos And 3D Images, 9 th European Craniofacial Congress., September 14-17, 2011, Salzburg, Austria, p:42.,poster 77, (poster presentation).
11-Uzel A.,Dogan S: Effects of orthodontic experience on using the Goslon yardstick., , 9 th European Craniofacial Congress., September 14-17, 2011, Salzburg, Austria,p:42.,poster 78, (poster presentation).
12-Olmez S., Dogan S., Pekediş M., Hasan Yıldız H :Biomechanical effects of maxillary advancement on the Craniofacial Skeleton with Unilateral Cleft Lip And Palate, 9 th European Craniofacial Congress., September 14-17, 2011, Salzburg, Austria, p:42.,poster 85, (poster presentation).
13-Doğan S:Retrospective Multicenter Comparisions:Turkey Cleft, , 9 th European Craniofacial Congress.,September 14-17, 2011, Salzburg, Austria,(oral presentation) .
14-Dogan S: The Effects of face mask therapy in cleft lip and palate patients,7 th Bienneal World Cleft Lip and Palate Congress , Mahe ,Republic of Seychelles, 7-11 may 2012,( oral presentation).