Importance of the treatment of patients with lip and palate cleft, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leonardo Pereira AlexandreLeticia Nava Lopes CançadoHenrique PrettiElizabeth Maria Bastos LagesYasmim Caroline Furtado de LimaMaria Inês Mantuani PascoalotiSoraya de Mattos Camargo GrossmannPublished in: Oral surgery (2020)
Patients with cleft lip and palate have important trouble in breastfeeding due to the difficulty of performing suction properly. Within this context, the development of the newborn is usually compromised due to low weight gain.1, 2 The treatment of patients with cleft lip and palate is surgery, which commonly occurs in the sixth month of life.3.