Height of the palatal vault after two different surgical procedures: study of the difference in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate.

Abstract	The present study compared the height of the palatal vault in dental casts from 320 10-year-old children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) operated on with the push-back technique according to Wardill-Kilner (W-K) with patients operated on with delayed hard palate closure (DHPC). The palatal height in patients operated on with the DHPC technique was found to be significantly higher than in patients operated on with the W-K technique. This coincides with better maxillary growth and better speech in the DHPC group.
Authors	Sherif Bakri, Sara Rizell, Samia Saied, Jan Lilja, Hans Mark
Journal	Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery (J Plast Surg Hand Surg) Vol. 46 Issue 3-4 Pg. 155-8 (Sep 2012) ISSN: 2000-6764 [Electronic] Sweden
PMID	22694080 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Topics	Child Cleft Lip (complications, surgery) Cleft Palate (complications, surgery) Female Humans Infant Male Palate (growth & development, pathology)

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