External frame distraction osteogenesis of the midface in the cleft patient [0.03%]
单侧唇裂患者中期面部外框架牵张成骨术
Syed Altaf Hussain
Syed Altaf Hussain
Distraction osteogenesis has established itself as an accepted form of treatment in the management of midface deficiency in cleft patients. However, it is well known that some amount of relapse is inevitable in patients who undergo this pro...
Skeletal facial balance and harmony in the cleft patient: Principles and techniques in orthognathic surgery [0.03%]
唇腭裂患者的正颌外科平衡与协调原则及技术面部骨骼平衡和协调在唇腭裂患者中的应用原则和技术
Kenneth E Salyer,Haisong Xu,Jason E Portnof et al.
Kenneth E Salyer et al.
The management of the palatal cleft, dental arch, and subsequent maxillary form is a challenge for the craniomaxillofacial surgeon. The purpose of this paper is to present the experience of a senior surgeon (KES) who has treated over 2000 p...
Ramesh Kumar Sharma,Vipul Nanda
Ramesh Kumar Sharma
The hearing loss in a cleft patient is a well known complication, but generally gets ignored. These children continue to have recurrent otitis media with effusion that affects the hearing abilities. Unfortunatley the middle ear function may...
Communication disorders in individuals with cleft lip and palate: An overview [0.03%]
唇腭裂患者的沟通障碍：概览性回顾
Roopa Nagarajan,V H Savitha,B Subramaniyan
Roopa Nagarajan
The need for an interdisciplinary approach in the comprehensive management of individuals with cleft lip and palate is well recognized. This article provides an introduction to communication disorders in individuals with cleft lip and palat...
Jeffrey L Marsh
Jeffrey L Marsh
Separation of the nasal and oral cavities by dynamic closure of the velo-pharyngeal port is necessary for normal speech and swallowing. Velo-pharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) may either follow repair of a cleft palate or be independent of clefti...
Partha Sadhu
Partha Sadhu
Oronasal fistula (ONF) is the commonest complication associated with cleft palate surgery. The main symptoms associated with ONF are nasal regurgitation of food matter and hypernasality of voice. Repair of cleft palate under tension is cons...
Jyotsna Murthy
Jyotsna Murthy
Introduction: With advancement of medical services in developed countries and awareness among the patients, it is rare to find an adult with an unoperated cleft lip and palate. However, the scenario is totally different i...
Alveolar bone grafting [0.03%]
肺泡骨移植手术
Jan Lilja
Jan Lilja
In patients with cleft lip and palate, bone grafting in the mixed dentition in the residual alveolar cleft has become a well-established procedure. The main advantages can be summarised as follows: stabilisation of the maxillary arch; facil...
Karoon Agrawal
Karoon Agrawal
Cleft palate affects almost every function of the face except vision. Today a child born with cleft palate with or without cleft lip should not be considered as unfortunate, because surgical repair of cleft palate has reached a highly satis...