**6. Conclusion**

Cleft is the most common craniofacial malformation that an orthodontist may encounter. The orthodontist's role in the cleft lip and palate team requires close relationship with the other team members. Cleft lip and palate patients become more maxillary deficient and mandibular prognathic in their appearance. The most common specialties involved in the care of a child with a cleft are: oromaxillofacial surgeon, plastic surgeon, psychologist, orthodontist, general dentist, otolaryngologist, speech therapist, pediatrician, and prosthodontist.

Treatment plan from orthodontic perspective can be divided into the following stages based on the dentition stages: (1) presurgical orthopedics, (2) primary dentition, (3) mixed dentition, and (4) permanent dentition.
