The influence of the surgical protocol for cleft lip and palate closure on the craniofacial and myofunctional characteristics of cleft patients KU Leuven
Many different surgical protocols have been proposed for the closure of the hard palate in order to minimize maxillary growth restriction and achieve normal speech in patients with cleft lip and/or palate. The change in surgical protocol in University Hospitals Leuven in 2012 and the availability of systematic 6-years-old outcome records provide a unique opportunity to evaluate and compare the effect of both protocols on the occlusal, ...