Syndromal læbe-ganespalte

Syndromal cleft lip-palate One to two per 1,000 newborns have cleft lip and palate (CLP), and in the vast majority it is the only congenital defect. In a small proportion of individuals with CLP, however, this occurs as part of a syndrome. This is called syndromic CLP. In syndromic CLP, the cleft is treated in the same way as in non-syndromic patients. However, they have a number of other anomalies that also need to be treated, therefore the overall course of treatment is more extensive. Since patients with syndromic CLP (just like with non-syndromic CLP) have their regular examination, check-up and dental treatment at their own municipal dentist/dentist like all other patients, it is important as a dentist to have knowledge of this patient group.