Speech outcome following primary furlow palatoplasty with buccal myomucosal flap versus two flap palatoplasty in patients with cleft palate.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study aimed to evaluate the speech outcome of primary Furlow palatoplasty with buccal myomucosal flap (FPBF) versus two flap palatoplasty (TFP) in patients with cleft palate.

Materials and methods

Thirty patients with cleft palate were included in the current study. Fifteen patients received the primary FPBF as the surgical palatal repair technique, while the other 15 patients received the primary TFP as their cleft palate repair. All surgeries were done by a single surgeon at the age of 9-12 months. Speech assessment was done at the age of 4-8 years, including the amount of hypernasality, speech intelligibility, compensatory misarticulation, and nasopharyngoscopy VP valve competence.

Results

Statistically significant improvements were detected i

SUBMITTER: Refahee SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12718257 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature