Objective Otitis media with effusion is common in infants with an unrepaired cleft palate.
Although its prevalence is reduced after cleft surgery, many children continue to suffer from …

Orofacial clefts are the most common congenital malformations of the head and neck region,
and approximately three-quarters of these patients have some form of cleft palate deformity …

Background: The pedicled buccal fat flap has recently been applied to cover the lateral raw
surfaces during palatoplasty as an attempt to mitigate scar-induced transverse maxillary …

Background: Patients with bilateral cleft lip–cleft palate have nasal deformities including
reduced nasal tip projection, widened ala base, and a deficient or absent columella. The …

Human speech is supported by complex anatomic structures and nuanced physiologic
processes. A cleft palate is a developmental rent through this system and must be …

OBJECTIVES: Otitis media with effusion is almost universal in children with cleft palate due
to the poor function of the Eustachian tube. Our study investigates the functioning of …

Cleft palate affects 0.1 to 1.1 per 1000 births, with a higher incidence in certain ethnic groups
but affecting both sexes equally. Cleft palate may occur in isolation or in combination with …

Background: This study was performed to investigate the prognostic factors that influence
hearing outcomes of children with cleft lip and palate after ventilation tube insertion …

Clefting of the soft palate occurs as a congenital defect in humans and adversely affects the
physiological function of the palate. However, the molecular and cellular mechanism of …

OBJECTIVE: One past study conducted in 1986 reported Eustachian tube dilation with
swallowing during the forced response test (FRT) in a very high percentage (> 80%) of cleft …