Objectives In cleft palate patients, the soft palate is commonly closed using straight-line
palatoplasty, Z-palatoplasty, or palatoplasty with buccal flaps. Currently, it is unknown which …

Background A cleft palate is a congenital condition in which the palate has an opening that
can be on either one or both sides of the roof of the mouth and vary in size. Different surgical …

Objective This study sought to evaluate a modified palatoplasty technique (MPT) concerning
the postoperative outcomes and associated influencing factors. Design A retrospective …

Objective Early palate repair is recommended to minimize the development of disordered
speech. We studied the speech outcome of late palate repair in 131 patients. The success of …

Background: The management of patients with cleft lip and palate is complex, where the
treatment outcome is judged on the balance between aesthetics, speech, and maxillary …

The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative clinical and functional outcomes of
palatoplasty with three soft palate cleft repairs and analyse the factors potentially impacting …

Introduction The benefits or otherwise of late palate repair in older children or adults are
uncertain. The outcomes, particularly without appropriate speech therapy, are often …

Objective: Compare surgical and speech outcomes between the double-opposing Z-plasty
(Furlow) palatoplasty vs the 2-flap palatoplasty based on the width of the palatal cleft …

According to recent evidence, the two-flap palatoplasty with IVVP and Furlow palatoplasty
result in the best speech. The pharyngeal flap, sphincter pharyngoplasty, and posterior …

The purpose of this study was to introduce the surgical process of Sommerlad–Furlow
modified (S–F) palatoplasty and compare its surgical and functional outcomes with …