Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine Faculty University of Nis

Principle contact details

Contact name:Associate Professor Zoran Pesic
Address:Bul. Zorana Djindjica 52
18000 Nis
Country:Serbia
Email:pesic.z@gmail.com

Other team members

Surgeon:Pesic Z. ( maxillofacial surg. ), Petrovic D. ( maxillofacial surg. ), Krasic D. ( maxillofacial surg. ), Kovacevic P. ( plastic surg., maxillofacial surg. )
Orthodontist:Assistant Professor Julija Radojicic
Otolaryngologist:Prof Milan Stankovic

Annual case load

Cleft palate:11
Cleft lip & palate (CLP) Unilateral (UCLP):9
Bilateral (BCLP):2
Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL):8
Bilateral (BCL):1
Number of syndromic cases:No

Primary surgical protocol

Timing of first repair and type of operation.

Complete UCLP:3. month- 6. month, lip closure ( Tennison ),12. - 18. month, hard and soft palate closure (Veau-Wardill-Kilner)
Complete BCLP:3. month- 6. month, lip closure ( Millard ),12. - 18. month, hard and soft palate closure (Veau-Wardill-Kilner)
Isolated CP:12. - 18. month, (Veau-Wardill-Kilner)

Record collection protocol

Are records routinely collected at specific ages?Yes
Does this conform to WHO timing recommendations
(birth, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years)?		Yes

State coverage of costs

Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?

Surgery costs:All
Orthodontic costs:All
Speech and language therapy costs:All

Clinical research

Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:

Member details:Assistant Professor Julija Radjicic - orthodontics - use of preoperative orthodontic devices in patients with CLP

Associated Professor Zoran Pesic - use of different biocompatibile bone substitutes in reconstruction of alveolar bone in patients with CLP

Current research activity and data collection

Participation in other collaborations (projects):Yes
Details of projects:ISCH COST Action IS1210
Appearance Matters: Tackling the Physical and Psychosocial Consequences of Dissatisfaction with Appearance
Published research papers:Yes
Details of publications:1. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Jović N, Čutović T, Papadopoulos K. Presurgical orthodontic treatment of patients with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. Vojnosanitetski Pregled2013.
2. Radojicic J, Tanic T, Filipovic G, Cutovic T, Veljovic V, Nikolic D. The role of the palatal obturator in feeding a newborn with isolated cleft of secondary palate. HealthMED 2012; 6(12): 4053-4058.
3. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Blažej Z. Application of palatal RB opturator in babies with isolated palatal cleft. Vojnosanitetski Pregled 2009; 66(11): 914-920.
4. Radojičić J, Tanić T. The impact of demographic factors on the possibility of cleft lip and palate occurrence. Stomatološki glasnik Srbije 2007;1: 34-43
5. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Radojičić A, Radojičić Al, Blažej Z. Stress-the risk factor in the lip and palate cleft development. Acta Medica Medianae 2007; 46(4): 15-19.
6. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Radojičić B, Radojičić A. Infections and anaemia impact on the cleft lip and palate development. Acta Medica Medianae 2006; 2: 30-33.
7. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Radojičić A. Smoking in pregnancy-the risk factors for the development of lip and palate clefts with fetus. Facta Universitatis 2006; 1:44-48.
8. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Radojičić B, Milisavljević D. Orthodontic treatment of unilateral cleft lip and palate with RB stimulator preciding eruption of the primary dentition-A case report.Acta Medica Medianae 2003; 4: 69-73.
9. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Gordana F, Radojičić A, Radojičić Al. Three-dimensional cast analysis in infant born with unilateral cleft lip and palate. Abstract Book of the 88th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2012, June 18-23: 267.
10. Radojičić J, Radojičić A, Radojičić Al. effect of a stimulator on maxillary arch dimensions in newborn with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. Abstract Book of the 88th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2012, June 18-23: 296.
11. Radojicic J, Tanic T, Filipovic G. RB stimulator - early orthodontic treatment of newborn with bilateral cleft lip and palate. Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the Balkan Stomatological Society, Bucharest, Romania, April 28th - May 1st 2011: 198-199.
12. Radojicic J, Tanic T, Radojicic A, Radojicic Al. Early orthodontic treatment of newborns with unilateral cleft lip and palate. Abstract Book of the 87th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011, June 19-23: 258.
13. Radojicic J, Radojicic A, Radojicic A. RB stimulators effects on feeding newborn infant who suffers from unilateral cleft lip and palate. 1st Intercontinental Symposium on Contemporary Dentistry, Nis 3-4 jun 2010. Abstract book 2010; (suppl 37): 50.
14. Radojicic J, Tanic T, Radojicic A. RB stimulators effects on feeding newborn infant who suffers from isolated cleft palate. 13th Congress of the Bass. Limassol-Cyprus 1-4 may 2008. Abstract book; Suppl 70.
15. Radojicic J, Tanic T, Radojicic A, Radojicic Al. Orthodontic treatment of unilateral cleft lip and palate preceding eruption of the first deciduous teeth-Case report. Balkan Orthodontic Symposium, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 15-17, 2007, Orthodontic Review 2007; 9: 25.
16. Radojičić J, Tanić T. Rana ortodontska terapija levog unilateralnog inkompletnog rascepa usne i kompletnog rascepa alveolarnog procesusa i palatuma. Zbornik radova, Drugi međunarodni kongres ortodonata Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd, 25-27. Septembar, 2005.
17. Radojičić J. Cigarette smoking - a risk factor for the emergence of lip and palate clefts. 10th Congress of the BASS Belgrade, May 2005, Balkan Journal of Stomatology 2005, 9: suppl 1, 96.
18. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Radojičić B, Radojičić A. Bolesti - mogući faktor rizika u nastanku rascepa usne i nepca. 10. Kongress BASS, Beograd 11-14. maj 2005 - Nacionalni dan, Serbian Dental J 2005; Suplement: 37.
19. Radojičić J, Tanić T, Gordana F, Radojičić A, Radojičić Al. Orthodontic effect of RBJ stimulator on the cleft size in a newborn with unilateral cleft lip and palate. Abstract Book of the 89th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2013, June 26-29: www.eos2013.com
20. Radojičić J, Radojičić A, Radojičić Al. Feeding a newborn with down’s syndrome associated with incomplete cleft of primary and complete secondary palate cleft. Abstract Book of the 89th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2013, June 26-29: www.eos2013.com
21. Radojicic J, Perovic T. Primary orthodontic therapy in patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate (oral presentation). Eurocleft Net Research Conference, september 25-27 2013, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Abstract book.
22. Radojicic J, Pešić Z, Kovačević P, Cutović T. Primary orthodontic therapy in patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate (oral presentation). 14th Congress of Serbian Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons with International Participation, November 7-9 2013. Abstrakt book pp. 37-38.
23. Radojicic J, Perovic T, Filipovic G, Cutovic T, Stosic M. Early orthodontic therapy in patients with an isolated cleft of the secondary palate. Abstract ID 422. Abstract Book of the 90th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Warshaw, Poland, 18-22 June 2014, 14/141., www.eos2014.com Abstract ID 422
24. Radojicic J, Radojicic A, Radojicic A, Cutovic T. Connection between orthodontic and surgical therapy in the treatment of a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Abstract Book of the 90th Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, Warshaw, Poland, 18-22 June 2014, 23/141. www.eos2014.com Abstract ID 555

Potential clinical research activities

Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:

Randomised clinical trials:Yes
Inter-centre comparison of outcome:Yes
Prospective study:Yes

Potential laboratory based research activities

Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:

Laboratory genetics/genomics research:Yes

Total number of cases per annum

Total cases per annum:20