ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To describe the assistance protocol, at the Center for Integral Assistance of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients (CAIF); to assess the expectations and motivations in respect to treatment; to evaluate the social integration and inclusion obtained through the procedure. METHODS: a retrospective study with all the 50 patients recruited among those submitted to the procedure of premaxilla repositioning, at the period from January 2003 to july 2005, at the Center for Integral Assistance of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients (CAIF), Paraná. A questionnaire was applied. RESULTS: regarding the assistance protocol, the results showed success in 90% of surgeries. Concerning surgical and social integration expectations, it was showed that 76% looked after surgery for personal satisfaction reasons and, 86% related better self trust after surgery. CONCLUSION: the surgical protocol of premaxilla repositioning is a viable technique for the treatment of patients with bilateral cleft of the alveolar process; the majority of patients submitted to premaxilla repositioning perceived the treatment as continuity of the care received, participated due to medical indication, expecting improvement at personal aspect and in self trust and, 96% of them, related satisfaction with results, which facilitates integration and social inclusion.
Surgery; Maxilla; Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate
