Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate
Background: Presurgical orthopaedics has been employed since the 1950s as an adjunctive neonatal therapy for the correction of cleft lip and palate. It is accepted that presurgical orthopaedic plates facilitate lip repair and balanced orofacial growth. Aims: The aims of this retrospective study of n...
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| author | Abu-Rub Najeeb Rani Samsudin Ab. Abdullah Ahmad Burhanudin Abdullah Nizam |
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| description | Background: Presurgical orthopaedics has been employed since the 1950s as an adjunctive neonatal therapy for the correction of cleft lip and palate. It is accepted that presurgical orthopaedic plates facilitate lip repair and balanced orofacial growth. Aims: The aims of this retrospective study of newborns with bilateral cleft lip and palate were two-fold: to describe the use of a fixed appliance to reposition the displaced fragments, and to determine if the magnitude of the palatal changes was age-related. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eadf727d19744f129bac637164091bf92023-12-18T12:44:39ZengSciendoAustralasian Orthodontic Journal2207-74802005-05-01211394310.2478/aoj-2005-0006Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palateAbu-Rub Najeeb0Rani Samsudin Ab.1Abdullah Ahmad Burhanudin2Abdullah Nizam31School of Dental Sciences, University SainsMalaysia1School of Dental Sciences, University SainsMalaysia2Klinic Pergigian Besar, Kota Baru, Malaysia1School of Dental Sciences, University SainsMalaysiaBackground: Presurgical orthopaedics has been employed since the 1950s as an adjunctive neonatal therapy for the correction of cleft lip and palate. It is accepted that presurgical orthopaedic plates facilitate lip repair and balanced orofacial growth. Aims: The aims of this retrospective study of newborns with bilateral cleft lip and palate were two-fold: to describe the use of a fixed appliance to reposition the displaced fragments, and to determine if the magnitude of the palatal changes was age-related.https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2005-0006 |
| spellingShingle | Abu-Rub Najeeb Rani Samsudin Ab. Abdullah Ahmad Burhanudin Abdullah Nizam Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate Australasian Orthodontic Journal |
| title | Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate |
| title_full | Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate |
| title_fullStr | Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate |
| title_short | Fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate |
| title_sort | fixed presurgical orthopaedics for bilateral cleft lip and palate |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2005-0006 |
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