Analysis of hotz plate appliance to the development of maxillary arch growth of patient with cleft lip and palate

• Main Author: Edy Machmud
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hasanuddin University 2007-10-01
• Series: Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
• Subjects: Hotz plate appliance, maxillary arch development, cleft lip and palate
• Online Access: http://jdmfs.org/index.php/jdmfs/article/view/183

This study was an observational, cross sectional study with purpose to analyze the effect of hotz plate appliance to the development of maxillary arch of patients with cleft lip and palate. Twelve samples with cleft lip andpalate, age under 2 years were recruitedfrom two different hospitals. Six samples used hotz plate appliance were recruited from Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin, Bandung while the other six as control didn't use hotz plate appliance were recruited from Rumah Sakit Haji, Makassar. The result showed that minor maxillary arch was similar in size with major maxillary arch of patient with hotz plate appliance, however, patient without hotz plate appliance, showed longer minor maxillary arch than major maxillary arch. It can be concluded from this study that hotz plate appliance had an effect on the palatal development of patient with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate and also prevented the collapse of minor maxillary arch to either anterolateral or anteromedial.