Although the published data demonstrate excellent outcomes with use of BMFs for primary
and secondary palatal surgery, there are limited data to conclude superiority over the …

Speech is one of the main forms of communication. Speech production is a complex motor
activity that requires generation of air pressure (respiratory control), vocal function …

Objective: To assess outcomes from cleft palate repair and define the level of impact of
palatal fistula on subsequent velopharyngeal function. Design: A retrospective cohort study …

Importance Many individuals with a cleft palate also have an associated craniofacial
syndrome or anomaly. Objective To investigate the predictive associations of persistent …

Purpose: Wider cleft palates are thought to be associated with increased complications and
poorer outcomes following cleft palate repair. Objective cleft palate photographic …

Background: Whether treatment of cleft palate (CP) associated with Robin sequence (RS)
should attain outcomes similar to those of isolated cleft palate (ICP) remains unknown. This …

Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a complication that occurs following cleft palate (CP)
repair, and the patient/surgical factors that contribute to the development of VPI have not …

Objectives/Hypothesis To find an anatomical measurement of the cleft palate (or a
calculated parameter) that predicts the occurrence of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) after …

Objective To appraise the degree of intraoperative palatal lengthening with the modified
Furlow small double-opposing Z-plasty (sDOZ). Design Retrospective single-surgeon (RD) …

Background: In cleft palate, surgery is necessary for recovering important functions of the
normal palate, such as speech and feeding. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) scanning …