METHODS: A retrospective review of children who underwent a two stage palatoplasty from
2016–18 was performed. At our institution, the soft palate is closed around 9 months of age …

Cleft repair has been in constant evolution since its inception. Conventional repair of the
cleft hard palate involves closure of nasal and oral mucosa without bony reconstitution. In …

PURPOSE: Unarguably, effective bilateral alveolar cleft grafting provides one of the greatest
challenges to the cleft surgeon. Many patients have a history of multiple failed attempts at …

The aim of the reconstruction of clefting of the maxilla and alveolus is to close the residual
nasoalveolar fistula, reconstruct the bony cleft defect involving the alveolar ridge, maxilla …

Background: Adult primary palatoplasty is more challenging tha n in infants because the
gaps are wider. The risk ofintraoperative bleeding and palatal fistula are higher. Most adults …

Introduction and aim The efficacy of conventional secondary bone grafting is limited in
instances of a bilateral alveolar cleft with a wide cleft gap and malpositioning of the …

Background: Cleft repair is one of the most debated topics in craniofacial surgery, with
constant changes ranging from the type of surgery to the materials used, with optimal timing …

Repair of the alveolar cleft with bone is an important procedure for children with congenital
clefts of the embryological primary palate (complete cleft lip and palate and isolated cleft lip …

The prospective study of dental implant application into the reconstructed maxilla alveolus of
cleft patients was started in 2001. Its aims are to specify precisely the indications, conditions …

Embryologically, a cleft is a non-union of facial growth centers, these being ridges and
tubercles conditioned by the growth of mesenchyme. 1, 2 At the end of the first month of …