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- Title
Surgical effects on sagittal maxillary growth in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate.
- Authors
Chen Zhen-qi; Qian Yu-fen; Shen Gang; Wang Guo-min
- Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the surgical effects on sagittal maxillary growth in patients with unilateral cleft tip and palate (UCLP). METHODS: A total of 30 nonsyndromic UCLP patients with cleft lip repair were included in this study, 15 of them were with mixed dentition and 15 with permanent dentition. Cephalograms were traced and compared with those UCLP patients who underwent repair of cleft lip and palate (15 cases and 18 cases) as well as normal individuals. The data were statistically analyzed with SPSS11.0 software package for ANOVA. RESULTS: The UCLP patients with cleft lip repair in mixed dentition showed reduced anterior-posterior length of the maxilla, while those with repaired cleft lip and palate showed both short and retruded maxilla. In adult UCLP patients with cleft lip repair in permanent dentition, a retruded maxilla was noted, while those with repaired cleft lip and palate showed both short and retruded maxilla. CONCLUSION: Early surgical repair of the cleft lip and/or palate may have negative effects on maxillary growth.
- Subjects
LIP surgery; PALATE surgery; CLEFT palate children; MAXILLA; DENTITION; PEDIATRIC physiology
- Publication
China Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 2009, Vol 7, Issue 3, p236
- ISSN
1672-3244
- Publication type
Article