Cleft
Palate Dental Care
A Historical Perspective
by Robert
McKinstry, D.M.D., M.D.S., M.A.
· ISBN
1-886236-22-4 · 80pp, 6 x 9 · Paper · Illustrated
· Acid Free Paper · $22.00
The earliest
reports of surgical repair of clefts can be found as
early as 390 B.C. These early reports and subsequent
early developments involved the surgical repair of
the cleft of the lip without the use of anesthesia.
Not until the mid to late 1800’s did advances in
anesthesia allow advances in surgery that led to
surgical repair of congenital cleft palate patients.
Subsequent developments in anesthesia, particularly
in intubation and the use of specialized mouth gags,
led to many surgical advances in the repair of both
the lip and palate.
Historically,
advances and developments in dental care of cleft
palate patients have been effected by developments in
the areas of surgery and anesthesia. In Cleft
Palate Dental Care, the reader is provided a full
background for placing in perspective the current
developments in the restorative and prosthodontic
treatment of cleft palate patients as it has
developed relative to historic developments in
surgery and anesthetic management.
