Long-term results of the two-stage palatoplasty/Hotz’ plate approach for complete bilateral cleft lip, alveolus and palate patients

A Longitudinal Cephalometric Study From Age 5 to 18 Years on Individuals With Complete Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate

“…Apart from its influence on the transverse development of the maxillary complex, it also has its implications on vertical development 23 . Treatment concepts vary greatly with regard to the sequence and timing of procedures.…”

A two-centre study on facial morphology in patients with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate at nine years of age

“…For CBCLP only 10 studies could be identified that report cephalometric data at the target age. Table 1 gives an overview of these studies 5,6,[8][9][10]13,15,16,19,22 . Int.…”

“…Some of the studies in Table 1 are longitudinal observational studies, following their sample from 1 month 10 until adulthood, and presenting data at 9 years of age 6,8,16,22 . Certain studies compared their group with normative data for a noncleft population 8,9,13,16,19,22 , or with the protocols of other centres 5,8 . In other studies, different treatment approaches within the same cleft centre were compared 6,15,19,22 .…”

Presurgical Infant Orthopedics for Cleft Lip and Palate: A Review

“…The anterior part of the maxillary arch was wider in the Hotz group than in the other two groups [35]. In another long term study, Silvera et al concluded that The two-stage palatoplasty in combination with application of the Hotz' plate had good effects on the maxillary growth than one stage palatoplasty without Hotz plate up to the age of 12 years [36]. Nasoalveolar Molding Appliance: In 1993 Grayson et al introduced the PNAM concept, which continues to play significant role in neonatal cleft lip and/or palate treatment [24].…”