WHAT WE SUPPORT – Intercleft Foundation

WHAT WE SUPPORT:

Patient management

complex patient care

individual needs

availability

timing

From pregnancy to adulthood

Surgery

Cleft lip

Cleft lip and palate are common congenital malformations, with a global incidence of approximately 1 in 600 individuals.

Cleft palate

Cleft palate causes problems with eating, and makes the speech development more difficult.

Alveolar cleft

Children with alveolar cleft do not have enough bone in the jaw for the teeth. Without it’s closure and high qualitiy orthodontic treatment they face aesthetic and dental problems.

Orthognathic surgery

Some of the cleft patients will need orthognatic surgery in the late childhood. It is a difficult operation that requires precise planning and serious pre-operative procedure, but great results can be achieved in the upper and lower jaw.

Multidisciplinarity

First consultation – even prenatal

Prenatal lactation course

It is hard to hear that your most beloved baby will have medical problem.
It is very important to reassure the parents that there are treatment and solution for them

Feeding specialist consultation
after birth

Feeding a cleft baby after birth is not easy, but it is possible. They can’t make a vacuum, so it’s important to get help from a specialist in the first few days.

ENT

Babies with cleft palate often suffer from otitis media. They need regular ear, nose and throat check-ups.

Speech therapy

Due to the cleft palate, it is difficult to make a sound for the cleft patients. They might have a nasal tone and often find it hard to make themselfs understood.

Orthodontist

Even children without cleft often need orthodontic treatment. In cleft patients, the teeth are mostly tangled, so they need expert orthodontic treatment

Intercleft Foundation