Abstract:Background: Delayed hard palate closure in unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) patients show on a safe surgical method and good speech outcome, however, occurrence of orally retracted articulation before hard palate closure at 8 years. The aim of this study was to describe surgical and speech outcome in UCLP patients closing the hard palate at 3 years.Methods: A consecutive of 28 participants were operated with Gothenburg two-stage method including soft palate closure at 6 months and hard palate at 3 years.… Show more
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