Além do sorriso: a orquestração multidisciplinar no cuidado odontológico do lábio leporino – relato de experiência.

Abstract

Cleft lip and palate are congenital craniofacial malformations resulting from the failure of facial structures to fuse during fetal development. They can affect the lip, palate, or both, unilaterally or bilaterally. Cleft lip and palate compromise aesthetics, speech, feeding, and hearing, with multifactorial causes, including genetic and environmental factors, and maternal habits during pregnancy. Factors such as drug and tobacco use can compromise the fetus during embryonic development. Treatment is multidisciplinary and continuous, from birth to adulthood, involving various medical and dental specialties. In this experience report, according to the Spina classification, the patient presents with a left transforamen cleft (Group II), with a history of multiple surgical interventions and care in various healthcare settings. Rehabilitation is conducted by the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies (HRAC/Centrinho) of the University of São Paulo (USP), requiring regular and prolonged monitoring, highlighting the importance of the dentist in the multidisciplinary team. Given the premise, this report emphasizes the relevance of dental and surgical interventions by dentists and physicians, collaboration between specialties, and the need for effective strategies interconnected with the various areas of health, especially for patients who live in regions with few resources for this condition and require multidisciplinary treatment.