The state of the art in cleft palate surgery

This update focuses on current practices and controversies in surgical repair of the hard and soft palate posterior to the alveolus. Our current understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of presurgical active and passive manipulation of the hard palate shelves including the use of periosteop...

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Published in:The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal 2000-05, Vol.37 (3), p.225-228
Main Author: LAROSSA, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Cleft Palate - surgery
Dentistry
Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Humans
Infant
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Palate - surgery
Palate, Soft - surgery
Periosteum - surgery
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:This update focuses on current practices and controversies in surgical repair of the hard and soft palate posterior to the alveolus. Our current understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of presurgical active and passive manipulation of the hard palate shelves including the use of periosteoplasty is reviewed. The evolution of the multiple methods of repair of the hard and soft palate is given in a historical context along with a discussion of the concerns about timing of palate repair.
ISSN:1055-6656
1545-1569
DOI:10.1597/1545-1569(2000)037<0225:TSOTAI>2.3.CO;2