Evaluation of velopharyngeal changes and mechanisms in upper airway following maxillary advancement by LeFort I osteotomy in patients with cleft: A retrospective study

Evaluation of velopharyngeal changes and mechanisms in upper airway following maxillary advancement by LeFort I osteotomy in patients with cleft: A retrospective study

Introduction: Velopharyngeal dysfunction after maxillary advancement in Lefort I osteotomy may be a result of velopharyngeal insufficiency in patients with cleft. Maxillary hypoplasia is often related to a combination of congenital decrease in midfacial growth and surgical scar from cleft palate rep...

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Main Authors: Swati Saraswata Acharya, Satyabrata Patnaik, Sobhan Mishra, Subrat K Padhiary, Nitu Gautam, Pritam Mohanty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
Subjects:
cleft lip and palate
flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngoscope
nasalance
nasometer
orthognathic surgery
velopharyngeal dysfunction
Online Access:http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=97;epage=105;aulast=Acharya

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