IMPROVING MEASURES TO ELIMINATE COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT IN CHILDREN BORN WITH CONGENITAL CLEFT PALATE

Аннотация

Congenital cleft palate is a structural birth defect characterized by an opening or split in the roof of the mouth due to the incomplete fusion of the palatal shelves during fetal development. It affects thousands of children globally and has significant implications for feeding, speech, hearing, facial growth, and psychosocial development. As a result, timely and effective surgical intervention is critical to minimize functional deficits and improve the child’s quality of life. Surgical correction, typically performed between 6 to 18 months of age, aims to restore the anatomical structure of the palate, allowing for proper speech articulation and separation of the oral and nasal cavities.