Speech outcome after intravelar veloplasty

Autor: Arnaud Picard, Marie-Paule Vazquez, V Soupre, A. Moreau, E. Sanquer, Natacha Kadlub, C. Charpuis-Vandenbogaerde, Cecilia Neiva-Vaz
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 122:147-150
ISSN: 2468-7855
DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2020.05.015
Popis: Objective Cleft lip and palate is the main craniofacial malformation in France. Many surgical techniques had been described to restore cleft palate. In this study, we evaluate phonation in a homogeneous series of patient with isolated unilateral non-syndromic cleft lip and palate before (and after) alveolar cleft closure, operated according to our surgical protocol. Methods We included retrospectively 71 patients with isolated non-syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), operated in our department from 2009 to 2013. All patients underwent the same surgical protocol: modified Millard cheilorhinoplasty (from 5 to 9-month-old); direct hard palatal closure (from 12 to 20-month-old); alveolar cleft closure with cancellous iliac bone graft (from 4 to 6-year-old). The phonation and clinical statute were evaluated before and after alveolar cleft closure. Fistula rate and speech evaluation were recorded. Results The rate of oronasal fistula was 12.7%. About phonation, 76% and 86% of patients were competent or borderline competent respectively before and after gingivoperiostoplasty. Conclusion This surgical protocol provided speech results in patients with isolated unilateral non-syndromic cleft lip and palate. The gingivoperiostoplasty improved the speech intelligibility.
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