Assessment of orofacial dysfunction in a group of Polish children with unilateral cleft lip and palate: A preliminary report

By means of a surgical expedition involving an independently financed team of surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, orthodontists and speech therapists, 195 patients in Sri Lanka with cleft lip and palate were treated over a period of 4 weeks while over 300 patients were examined in detail to assess faciomaxillary growth, components of speech and the psychosocial impact of the untreated deformity in childhood and adult life. Lip surgery proved to be simple and safe but in certain older patients palatal closure was complicated by wide palatal shelf displacement, mucosal fibrosis and heavy bleeding. This is a preliminary report and much data has yet to be analysed but there is little doubt that impaired facial growth following palatal repair is predominantly an iatrogenic deformity.

Download Full-text

Maxillary-Midface Distraction in Children with Cleft Lip and Palate: A Preliminary Report

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery ◽

10.1097/00006534-199705000-00036 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 99 (5) ◽

pp. 1421-1428 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Steven R. Cohen ◽

Fernando D. Burstein ◽

Michael B. Stewart ◽

Melisa A. Rathburn

Keyword(s):

Preliminary Report ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate

Download Full-text

Birth Weight of Infants with Cleft Lip and Palate: A Preliminary Report

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ◽

10.3109/02844316709022840 ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 109-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Aarne E. Rintala ◽

Uno Gylling

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Preliminary Report ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate

Download Full-text

Evaluation of the Results of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgical Treatment: Preliminary Report

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal ◽

10.1597/1545-1569_1997_034_0247_eotroc_2.3.co_2 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 247-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

P.B. Mortier ◽

V.L. Martinot ◽

Y. Anastassov ◽

J.F. Kulik ◽

A. Duhamel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Severity Score ◽

Preliminary Report ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Postoperative Results ◽

Initial Severity ◽

Measuring Tool

Objective The aim of this study was to present a measuring tool, in the form of a dual-rating grid, for preoperative appearance and postoperative results in the treatment of labionasal clefts. Methods This study was carried out on 43 children with partial unilateral clefts, operated on using a derivation of Millard's technique. The preoperative initial severity score (ISS) was the sum of points each corresponding to a precise anatomic anomaly. A severe cleft was given a rating of 6, and a mild cleft a rating of 1. The postoperative results score (PRS) was the sum of points corresponding to residual or acquired anatomic anomalies: a good result was given 0.5, and a poor result 3.5. Each score was a mark given separately and agreed on by two surgeons. To compare the rating grids, the correlation between the ISS and the PRS was calculated. Results Twenty-four patients had an ISS less than 5; 19 patients had an IGS more than or equal to 5. Marks for the PRS were between 0.5 and 3.5 with the majority at 1 to 1.5. Conclusion This study demonstrates the coherent connection between these two pre- and postoperative rating grids.

Download Full-text

The Development of a Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Database—A Preliminary Report

British Journal of Orthodontics ◽

10.1179/bjo.21.3.291 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 291-295 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

F. Luther ◽

P. A. Cook

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Preliminary Report ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Cleft Lip And Palate ◽

Standard Of Care

The development of a regional cleft lip and palate database since its inception in 1988 is described. The method of data collection is outlined together with difficulties found and improvements it is hoped to achieve—both in the method of data collection and, ultimately, in the standard of care provided.

Download Full-text