The effects of alveolar grafting on the development of the craniofacial complex have been reported by numerous investigators. The reported results vary in the literature from significant to very little impediment of maxillary growth. The present work evaluates and compares facial form at age six years in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients treated with presurgical orthopedic corre...

BACKGROUND Current guidelines for evaluating cleft palate treatments are mostly based on two-dimensional (2D) evaluation, but three-dimensional (3D) imaging methods to assess treatment outcome are steadily rising. OBJECTIVE To identify 3D imaging methods for quantitative assessment of soft tissue and skeletal morphology in patients with cleft lip and palate. DATA SOURCES Literature was sear...

This prospective study was carried out at the Cleft Lip and Palate Centre at King Abdullah University Hospital and Maxillofacial Unit at Jordan University of Science and Technology during the period of 2000 to 2006. The sample consisted of 77 secondary alveolar bone grafts (62 patients), which were performed according to the same standardized surgical technique by a single maxillofacial surgeon...

BACKGROUND Posterior pharyngeal augmentation is an accepted method of treating velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Techniques using autologous fat harvest, preparation, and grafting are well described. Based on the complications from retropharyngeal injection, we performed augmentation of the nasal surface of the palate to reduce hypernasality with decreased risks. METHODS After Institutional...