Background Among infants with isolated cleft palate, whether primary surgery at 6 months of
age is more beneficial than surgery at 12 months of age with respect to speech outcomes …

Orofacial clefting is a common reconstructive surgical condition that often involves the
palate. Cleft palate repair has evolved over three centuries from merely achieving …

Objective To examine the impact of race/ethnicity on timing and postoperative outcomes of
primary cleft lip (CL) and cleft palate (CP) repair. Design Cross-sectional analysis of the …

Background: The role of perioperative antibiotics in cleft palate remains a topic of debate.
Advocates stress their importance in preventing local and systemic infections and …

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 …

Purpose The timing and management of patients with cleft palates have been controversial.
Early soft palate closure at the time of cleft lip repair followed by hard palate closure at a …

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 …

This case report describes a full-term infant with a cleft palate who experienced malnutrition
because of the delayed introduction of a cleft-adapted bottle and identifies potential areas …

To evaluate and compare the outcomes of two different surgical protocols for palatoplasty for
midfacial growth in patients with cleft lip and palate. A retrospective observational cohort …

Objective: It is important for health care education materials to be easily understood by
caretakers of children requiring craniofacial surgery. This study aimed to analyze the …