Influence of Infant Cleft Dimensions on Velopharyngeal Function in 5-Year-Old Danish Children Born With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.
Susanna BotticelliAnnelise KüselerKirsten MølstedHelene Soegaard AndersenMaria BoersAntje ShoepsBerit Kildegaard EmborgMia Kisling-MøllerThomas Klit PedersenMikael AndersenElisabeth WilladsenPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2019)
Posterior cleft dimensions can be a modest indicator for the prognosis of velopharyngeal function at age 5 years, when the soft palate is closed first, independently on the timing of hard palate repair. Antero-posterior palatal length seems to protect from velopharyngeal insufficiency and hypernasality. However, the association found was significant but low.