Cleft Lip and Palate

This cohort study describes the implementation and advantages of an automated and prospective secondary cleft lip rhinoplasty outcome system and its association with patient satisfaction.

This study proposes and evaluates a physical cleft lip repair simulator for trainee education.

This study tested the effectiveness of a “blast” short message service text message to facilitate enrollment with a visiting surgical team in Zimbabwe.

This Surgical Pearl describes the technique of nostril sill repair to restore the first auxiliary tension line group in patients with cleft lip.

This overview describes a database established to store and retrieve data on patients receiving care through the FACE TO FACE international humanitarian missions program.

This study assesses how the cartilaginous and bony septum contribute to airway obstruction in skeletally mature patients with cleft lip and palate.

This national population modeling study estimates the unmet need for cleft lip and/or palate surgery in India at the state level.

This surgical technique describes cleft rhinoplasty for long-lasting nasal symmetry and breathing improvement.

This observational study evaluates external distractor use and the need for preoperative computed tomographic imaging in infants with isolated Pierre Robin sequence or Stickler syndrome who are undergoing mandibular distraction osteogenesis.

This study describes development of an iPad-based speech therapy game to improve speech accuracy in children with cleft lip and palate.

This retrospective study recommends that the myomucosal vertical Z-plasty be used by cleft surgeons to address the whistle deformity.

This retrospective medical record review found that pharyngeal flap surgery is effective at improving speech.

This case-control study found that palatal fistulas are reliably associated with severity of cleft.