Influence of Primary Palatal Surgery on Craniofacial Morphology in Patients with Cleft Palate Only (CPO)-Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cleft palate only (CPO) is the second most prevalent cleft type. Both the cleft and palatal scarring may affect craniofacial growth. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize scientific evidence on effect of palatal surgery on craniofacial morphology in CPO.

Methods

A search was conducted in PubMed, PMC, WoS, Scopus, Embase, using the keywords: "cleft palate" AND ("craniofacial morphology" OR "cephalometric analysis") NOT "lip" with inclusion and exclusion criteria ensuring confident, direct comparison between study groups. The quality assessment was performed with Arrive's scale for radiologic examinations.

Results

Of 713 potential articles, 19 were subjected to qualitative analysis and 17 to meta-analysis, which confirmed reduced SNA in unoperate

SUBMITTER: Janiszewska-Olszowska J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9657752 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature