Development of face, palate, tongue, and oral cavity
Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Oral Histology · Dental (BDS)
Study notes
A 2-week-old baby is brought to the clinic because they have a gap in their upper lip that goes into their nostril. Diagnosis: Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip. Treatment Steps: 1. Feeding Assessment: The dentist provides a special nipple and 'Obturator' plate so the baby can suckle without milk going into the nose. 2. Pre-surgical molding: Using small tapes to bring the lip edges closer. 3. Surgery: At 3 months (following the Rule of 10), the surgeon stitches the lip together (Cheiloplasty). 4. Follow-up: Checking as the teeth come in, because the bone under the cleft might be missing. Outcome: The baby can eat normally, and the scar fades as they grow.
Related topics
- Tooth morphology: permanent dentition — incisors, canines, premolars, molars
- Tooth morphology: deciduous dentition, differences from permanent
- Tooth numbering systems: FDI, Universal, Palmer notation
- Tooth development: bud, cap, bell stages; enamel and dentin formation
- Eruption and shedding: chronology, theories of eruption
- Enamel: structure, composition, defects — amelogenesis imperfecta