Preliminary Study in Relationship Between Cleft Lip and Palatal Bony Defect in Submucous Cleft Palate.

ABSTRACT: Submucous cleft palate, presenting as varying degrees of palatal bony defect, can be difficult to detect in its early stage. The connection between submucous cleft palate and cleft lip has been noticed by clinicians but are rarely reported in literature. To investigate the correlation between the degree of deformity of palatal bony defect and that of cleft lip. Thirty-four patients with unilateral (n = 23) or bilateral (n = 11) cleft lip presenting with submucous cleft palate were included. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to the degree of malformation of cleft lip (microform, incomplete, and complete). The length and width of palatal bony defect was then measured from the palatal computer tomography. In patients with unilateral cleft lip, the proportions of microform cleft li

SUBMITTER: Du CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518965 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature