The comprehensive treatment of a patient with cleft lip and palate requires an interdisciplinary approach for functional and esthetic outcomes. A 20-year-old woman with bilateral cleft lip and palate had a chief complaint of unesthetic appearance of her teeth and the presence of oronasal fistulae. Her clinical and radiographic evaluation showed a dolichofacial growth pattern, a Class II skeletal relationship with retroclined maxillary central incisors, 5 mm of negative overjet, maxillary constriction, maxillary and mandibular crowding, congenitally missing maxillary right incisors and left lateral incisor, and a transposed maxillary left canine. Her treatment plan included the extraction of 3 premolars, maxillary expansion, segmental maxillary osteotomy, repair of the oronasal fistulae, rhinoplasty, periodontal surgery, and prosthodontic rehabilitation. To obtain a better occlusion and reduce the dimensions of the fistulae, orthognathic surgery comprising linear and rotational movements of the maxillary segments (premaxilla, right and left maxillary alveolar segments) in all 3 axes was planned by performing 3-dimensional virtual surgery on 3-dimensional computerized tomography. At the end of the interdisciplinary treatment, a functional occlusion, a harmonious profile, and patient satisfaction were achieved. Posttreatment records after 1 year showed stable results.

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