Exploring the Relationship Between Palatal Cleft Type and Width With the Use of Relieving Incisions in Primary Repair.
Alex DaviesAmy J V DaviesYvonne WrenScott DeaconAlistair R M CobbShaheel ChummunPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2021)
The results of this study identify cleft features that increase the likelihood for requiring lateral relieving incisions to allow palatal closure. The degree to which the addition of relieving incisions to IVVP affects maxillary growth and speech outcomes is unknown. Further study is required to answer this important question.