Outline
Center for Cleft Lip and Palate Treatments, as a leading medical base, provides advanced medical care for the patients with congenital deformity associated with orofacial clefts including cleft lip and/or palate.
- Prenatal consultation, and early support and intervention after birth
We provide early support and nursing care and treatment by visiting obstetric medical institutions immediately after birth. - PNAM treatment and primary surgery for cleft lip and palate
We apply presurgical treatment to improve morphological deformity. Primary lip repair is performed at 3-4 months of the age and we use two stage palate repair to prevent undergrowth of maxilla. - Speech management
Assessment and treatment are provided for the speech and articulation disorders. - Comprehensive management of caries prevention, maxillo-facial development and occlusion in children and adolescents
Caries prevention and treatments, orthodontic treatment, secondary alveolar bone grafting and orthognathic surgery are applied as necessary. Secondary revision surgery is usually applied at the end of the growth period.
Director's Message
Comprehensive care from infancy to school age, adolescence, and adulthood is important for the treatment of congenital abnormalities associated with orofacial clefts such as cleft lip and/or palate. We look after patients together with their families and strive to provide the best possible treatment by multidisciplinary team approach and in cooperation with related medical institutions.
Susumu TANAKA
Main Staff
| Director | Susumu TANAKA |
| Vice Director | Takashi YAMASHIRO |
| Vice Director | Takayoshi SAKAI |