A comprehensive assessment of the treatment outcome in cleft lip and palate involves
evaluating speech and the impact of speech-correcting surgical interventions. This …

Primary cleft lip and palate surgeries can interfere with speech status, facial appearance,
maxillary growth, and psychosocial and academic development. Therefore, different surgical …

Objective The aim of the present study was to assess the need for secondary palatal
corrective surgery in a concept of palate repair that uses a protocol of anterior to posterior …

Objective To assess the ability of a cleft-specific multi-site learning health network registry to
describe variations in cleft outcomes by cleft phenotypes, ages, and treatment centers …

Introduction Speech in children with cleft palate can be affected by velopharyngeal
dysfunction, which persists after primary palate repair. The incidence of surgery to correct …

Objective To investigate speech development of children aged 5 and 10 years with repaired
unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and identify speech characteristics when speech …

The aim of this study was to report longitudinal speech results in consecutively selected
children from each of the six cleft centres in Sweden and to compare the results between …

Purpose: Children with nonsyndromic cleft palate with or without cleft lip (NSCP±L) are at
risk for speech production and language delays. In typical development there is a strong …

Unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) is a specific form of orofacial cleft (OFC) that accounts
for 23% of those born with clefts. In the Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape …

The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether one-stage palatoplasty for
children born with cleft lip and palate shows overall advantages in outcome compared with …