Orofacial clefts comprise a range of congenital deformities and are the most common head
and neck congenital malformation. Clefting has significant psychological and socio …

Our understanding of cleft palates has come a long way over the last few decades. A better
understanding of the long-term consequences of a cleft palate and its effect on speech …

Background: The purpose of this study was to objectively report practices commonly used in
cleft palate repair in the United States. This study investigates current surgical techniques …

Background: The two-flap palatoplasty was described more than 30 years ago, but there are
few reports of long-term results using this technique. There are also very few long-term …

Objective: To examine lateral cephalometric radiographs of adult unoperated cleft lip and
palate patients for the purpose of clarifying whether maxillary deficiencies observed in …

Maxillary growth of adult patients with unoperated cleft has long been studied, but results
varied between different studies. The objectives of this study were to determine the growth …

Objective This prospective controlled study evaluated the effect of bone-anchored maxillary
protraction therapy in cleft children with Class III malocclusion using CBCT-derived 3D …

PURPOSE: The authors review their experiences during multiple cleft surgical missions to
rural Bangladesh from 2006 to 2008. A significant number of patients who underwent …

Objective To evaluate the outcome of secondary alveolar bone grafting (SABG) in patients
with cleft lip and palate at 16 years of age and to identify predictors associated with surgical …

Introduction: With advancement of medical services in developed countries and awareness
among the patients, it is rare to find an adult with an unoperated cleft lip and palate …