17th World Congress
of the International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation
in cooperation with 37th Symposium of the German Association of Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial Anomalies
Holistic Therapeutic Concepts – Focus on the Patient’s Wishes
September 4 – 6, 2025 | Frankfurt, Germany
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Saturday, 06/Sept/2025 | |||||
9:00am | POSTER SA Surgical Considerations in the Exposure of Impacted Canines in Cleft Patients: Experience from a Tertiary Cleft and Maxillofacial Unit Anesthetic aid for plastic surgery in children Comparative Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Nasal Airflow in Korean Cleft Lip and Palate Patients Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in Pain Management A RARE CASE IN MEDICINE THAT OCCURS IN SURGEON'S PRACTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE RHINOPLASTY METHOD WITH EXTERNAL NOSE DEFORMATION AFTER UNILATERAL PRIMARY CHEILOPLASTY Nasoalveolar Molding Application in a Patient with Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate and Corpus Callosum Agenesis Case Report: Clinical care and technical support of a boy with a tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics after Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients Medical Cooperation in Vietnam The Japanese Cleft Experience in Japan in Prevention Pre Surgical Nasoalveolar Molding: Changing Paradigms in Early Cleft Lip and Palate Rehabilitation Lateral Segment Mucosal Excess Reduction in Incomplete Unilateral Cleft Lip Buccinator Flap Pedicle Management: To Divide or Not Divide? Educational Impact of a Low-Cost Cleft Lip Simulation Model: A Cohort Study Current UK Cleft Centre Practice Regarding Clinical Geneticist Involvement in the MDT Alveolar Bone Graft Pain Management: Optimisation for Day Case Surgery AI-Facilitated Improvements to Equality Diversity Inclusivity for Cleft Patients Use of platelet-rich fibrin to improve wound healing after oral and maxillofacial surgeries. Early and late effects. Analysis of nasal and labial deformities in cleft lip, alveolus and palate patients by a new rating scale: preliminary reporT One-Stage Premaxillary Repositioning and Alveolar Bone Grafting in a Patient with Severe Premaxillary Deformities due to Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate associated with Van der Woude Syndrome: A Case Report |
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9:00am - 10:20am |
SPECIALITIES Location: Audimax | H20-5 | House 20 Chair: Prof. Ulrich Meyer, Kieferklinik Münster Chair: Christian Linz Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) HAIR TRANSPLANT SURGERY AS CAMOUFLAGING PROCEDURE IN MALE PATIENTS WITH CLEFT LIP SCAR & ALOPECIA |
SECONDARY SURGERY VI Location: Hörsaal 1 | H22-1 | House 22 Chair: Dr. Duncan Atherton, Evelina London Cleft Service Chair: Dr. GABRIEL ARMENCEA, SCJU CLUJ NAPOCA Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Secondary clefts care : Surgery (technique and timing), prosthodontic rehabilitation 9:40am - 10:20am Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Permament makeup of the lips - the cherry on the cake in cleft lip esthetics |
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9:00am - 10:30am |
ORTHODONTICS II Location: Hörsaal 2 | H22-2 | House 22 Chair: Bert Braumann Chair: Dr. Sarah Bühling, ZZMK Carolinum, Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) A Compelling Evidence for Obturpaedics and Orthopaeddontics in very early Paediatric Growth during Cleft Treatment 9:13am - 9:26am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Quantitative and qualitative segmental surface growth in UCLP Patients: A Prospective In Vivo Study 9:26am - 9:39am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Orthodontic treatment planning in cleft and craniofacial patients with clear aligners: burden of care and informed consent 9:39am - 9:52am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Retrospective Clinical Study on the Predictability of Movements in Patients with Cleft Lip-Palate Treated with Clear Aligners 9:52am - 10:05am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Meazzini-Mazzoleni Enhanced Sutural Protraction (MMESP): A Novel Strategy for Severe Midfacial Hypoplasia in Growing Patients 10:05am - 10:18am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Orthodontic management of Cleft Maxilla 10:18am - 10:31am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Cleft Orthodontics in all stages of Life - An Insight |
PRIMARY SURGERY V - LIP Location: Hörsaal 3 | H23-3 | House 23 Chair: Domenico Scopelliti Chair: Harald Essig Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Vermilion Repair in Unilateral Cleft Lip: Early experiences with a Modification of Noordhoff’s Technique 9:13am - 9:26am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Growth prediction as a management tool in premaxilla osteotomy in patients with the bilateral cleft lip and palate. 9:26am - 9:39am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) PLASTIC SURGERY OF COMPLETE BILATERAL CLEFT LIP AND NASAL DEFORMITY 9:39am - 9:52am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Primary treatment of bilateral cleft lip and palate in two steps with special consideration of lip closure according to Barsky 9:52am - 10:05am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) TAJIMA TECHNIQUE FOR RIMARY CLEFT RHINOPLASTY. 10:05am - 10:18am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) STUDY OF FACTORS CAUSING LATE PRESENTATION OF PATIENTS WITH CLEFT LIP AND PALATE REPAIR. 10:18am - 10:31am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) The microvascular medial femoral condyle flap in cleft palate reconstruction |
SPEECH Location: Hörsaal 4 | H23-4 | House 23 Chair: Tim Bressmann Chair: Philipp Thönissen Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Use of Dermal Fat Graft in posterior pharyngeal wall for VPI managenents 9:13am - 9:26am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Long-term speech outcomes after soft cleft palate closure at 6 or 12 months: a single center randomization study 9:26am - 9:39am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) The Role of EGG in Identifying Prevocalic Glottal Stop 9:39am - 9:52am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Quality of Life in Iranian Cleft Lip and Palate patients with and Without Speech Therapy During COVID-19 9:52am - 10:05am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Long-term evaluation of speech and maxillary growth patterns following Bilateral cleft lip and palate surgery 10:05am - 10:18am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Modified Resonant Voice Therapy for Patients with 22q11.2 Syndrome 10:18am - 10:31am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) IMPORTANCE OF NASOMETRY WITH CLEFT PALATE PATIENTS AT PRE AND POST OPERATIVE CONDITIONS IN SUCCESSFUL SPEECH THERAPY |
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9:00am - 1:00pm |
Fach- und Oberärzt:innenforum der DGMKG: „Grundlagen, Indikationen und praktisches Management von Osteoplastiken und sekundären Korrekturoperationen“ Location: Meeting Room | Basement | House 23 |
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10:20am - 11:00am |
Coffee Break Location: Foyer/Industry Exhibition |
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11:00am - 12:20pm |
ORTHODONTICS I Location: Audimax | H20-5 | House 20 Chair: Bert Braumann Chair: Stefan Kopp Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Orthognathic Treatment for Untreated Adult Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate 11:40am - 12:20pm Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Controversies and challenges in the treatment of bilateral cleft lip |
PSYCHOLOGY II Location: Hörsaal 1 | H22-1 | House 22 Chair: Noam Protter Chair: Anne-Kathrin Bär Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Beyond Reconstruction: Exploring Social Perception and Self-Image in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients 11:40am - 12:20pm Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) clefts in general head and neck malformations/syndromes. |
ORTHOGNATIC SURGERY Location: Hörsaal 2 | H22-2 | House 22 Chair: Winfried Kretschmer Chair: Dr. Svenja Beisel-Memmert Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Large Maxillary Advancements in Orthognathic Surgery: A Patient-Centered Approach 11:13am - 11:26am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Maxillary relapse after Le Fort I osteotomy– A comparative study of skeletal class III deformity in patients with cleft and non-cleft 11:26am - 11:39am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Benefits of Bone Grafting in Two-Jaw Orthognathic Surgery: Systematic Review and My Personal Experiences 11:39am - 11:52am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Orthognathic surgery and maxillary distraction for patients with cleft lip and palate 11:52am - 12:05pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Identification and definition of surgical approach for patients with cleft lip and/or palate undergoing orthognathic surgery. The role of the professional and the patient 12:05pm - 12:18pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Short- and Long-Term Effects of Late Maxillary Advancement with the Meazzini-Alt-RAMEC Protocol in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate |
TREATMENT CONCEPTS Location: Hörsaal 3 | H23-3 | House 23 Chair: Prof. Michael Krimmel, University Hospital Tübingen Chair: Dr. Olga Koskova, University Hospital Brno Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Long term growth and ossification in patients with complete bilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate treated in the Milano CLP Center. 11:13am - 11:26am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) The use of Buccal Fat Pad vs Buccal Myomucosal Flap in Cleft Patients Palatoplasty 11:26am - 11:39am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Improving the comprehensive care of cleft lip and palate after the cooperation with NGO at VietNam National Children’Hospital 11:39am - 11:52am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Surgical Outcomes of Incomplete Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair 11:52am - 12:05pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Evolution of multi-disciplinary cleft management in Sri Lanka, A model for developing country 12:05pm - 12:18pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Algorithm for treatment of unilateral cleft lip: Personal experience |
PIERRE ROBIN Location: Hörsaal 4 | H23-4 | House 23 Chair: Dr. Sarah Bühling, ZZMK Carolinum, Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt Chair: Dr. Mattia Moretti, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) No-Knife Fat Grafting Method for Facial Contour Asymmetry in Hemifacial Microsomia: A Quantitative Analysis 11:13am - 11:26am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Organization of prenatal care in orofacial clefts and suspected Robin sequence: a European survey 11:26am - 11:39am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Complete protocol for the implementation and manufacturing of the Tübingen Palatal Plate for infants with Robin sequence 11:39am - 11:52am Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) MRI-Based, Patient-Specific Splint Fabrication in Pierre Robin Sequence: First Clinical Experiences 11:52am - 12:05pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Postoperative respiratory difficulties following primary cleft palate repair in infants with Robin sequence versus isolated cleft palate |
12:20pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch Break Location: Foyer/Industry Exhibition |
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2:00pm - 4:00pm |
OUTCOME Location: Audimax | H20-5 | House 20 Chair: Joel Ferri Chair: Philipp Thönissen Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Long term results in unilateral cleft lip and palate – a single center experience 2:40pm - 3:20pm Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) One-stage surgery of complete uni- and bilateral cleft lip and palate 3:20pm - 4:00pm Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Outcome Assessment of Clefts |
CHARITY PROJECTS Location: Hörsaal 1 | H22-1 | House 22 Chair: Prof. Natsume Nagato, Aichi Gakuin University Chair: Prof. Robert Sader, University Medicine Frankfurt Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Cleft Palate and Otitis Media 2:40pm - 3:20pm Invited (30 lecture+10discus.) Orthodontic challenges of the premaxilla in bilateral cleft lip and palate 3:20pm - 3:40pm Invited 2 Patterns of primary and secondary defects associated with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate: An epidemiological analysis in a Kenyan population 3:40pm - 4:00pm Invited 2 A clinical study of 2,253 cases of primary and secondary defects associated with non-syndromic orofacial clefts in Somalia |
DISTRACTION Location: Hörsaal 2 | H22-2 | House 22 Chair: Adi Rachmiel Chair: Matsa Sainath Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Is cleft gender based as in rest of the world? 5 years retrospective study data on type of cleft in northern areas of Pakistan 2:13pm - 2:26pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Midface Advancement after Le Fort III Osteotomy and Rigid External Distraction in Patients with Craniofacial Synostosis: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study 2:26pm - 2:39pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Surgical Management of Mandibular Hypoplasia Using Distraction Osteogenesis: A Comprehensive Analysis of Growth and Complications 2:39pm - 2:52pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) A case of severe mandibular retrusion treated by mandibular distraction osteogenesis and two jaw surgery using intraoral approach 2:52pm - 3:05pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Distraction osteogenesis in craniofacial skeleton 3:05pm - 3:18pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Experience in distraction osteogenesis for the correction of mandibular hypoplasia in Hue City – Central Vietnam 3:18pm - 3:31pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) The Use of Distraction Osteogenesis for the Failed Alveolar Bone Graft 3:31pm - 3:44pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Maxillary anterior segmental distraction osteogenesis for patients with cleft lip and palate. 3:44pm - 3:57pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Stability of distraction osteogenesis procedures in CLP patients |
CLINICAL RESEARCH Location: Hörsaal 3 | H23-3 | House 23 Chair: Prof. Yoko Kawase-Koga, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine Chair: Julia Heider Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Longitudinal assessment of facial asymmetry in patients with non-syndromal cleft-lip-palates 2:13pm - 2:26pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) 3D anthropometry of the nasolabial region in children aged 3-9 months: Baseline and reference database 2:26pm - 2:39pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Financial Markets Outlook & Balancing Investing with Philanthropy 2:39pm - 2:52pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Analysing the cellular basis of palate morphogenesis and cleft palate in the Wnt5a null mouse. 2:52pm - 3:05pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Navigating Complexity: Enhancing Dental Extractions in Craniofacial Malformations with Surgical Navigation and Virtual Planning 3:05pm - 3:18pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Enhancing the understanding of cleft lip surgery using porcine ex vivo models 3:18pm - 3:31pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Real-time non-invasive monitoring of extraction socket wound healing by analysis of GCF collected from an adjacent tooth 3:31pm - 3:44pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Can artificial intelligence help to promote health literacy regarding cleft lip and palate? - A cross-sectional study on the readability of patient education materials (PEMs) in German language |
ORTHODONTICS AND SURGERY Location: Hörsaal 4 | H23-4 | House 23 Chair: Dr. Linas Zaleckas, Faculty of Medicine Vilnius university, Lithuania Chair: Oscar Escuder Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) THE FREQUENCY OF BIRTH OF CHILDREN WITH CLEFT UPPER LIP AND PALATE. 2:13pm - 2:26pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Condylar Remodeling Following Surgery-First Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery: A Comparison of Clockwise and Counter-Clockwise Maxillomandibular Complex Rotation 2:26pm - 2:39pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Development of a cloud-based database (Ninox®) for documentation purposes of cleft patients in Vietnam 2:39pm - 2:52pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Orthognathic Surgery for Vietnamese Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate in 108 Central Military Hospital 2:52pm - 3:05pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Invisalign as innovative tool in the preparation for multi-segmental orthognathic surgery in cleft patients 3:05pm - 3:18pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Effects of rapid maxillary expansion on hearing loss and otitis media in cleft palate children 3:18pm - 3:31pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) Guided open wound healing – a novel approach for bone regeneration with applications in cleft lip and palate treatment 3:31pm - 3:44pm Accepted (10lecture+3discus.) A Novel Approach for Assessing the Severity of Cleft Palate |
4:00pm - 4:30pm |
CLOSING Location: Audimax | H20-5 | House 20 |