scholarly journals Relationship between Orthodontic Treatment Plan and Goslon Yardstick Assessment in Japanese Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: One-stage vs. Two-stage Palatoplasty

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-168
Author(s):  
Takenobu Ishii ◽  
Teruo Sakamoto ◽  
Munetada Ishikawa ◽  
Toshihiko Yasumura ◽  
Haruyo Miyazaki ◽  
...  
2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1224-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Stanislaw Fudalej ◽  
Ewa Wegrodzka ◽  
Gunvor Semb ◽  
Maria Hortis-Dzierzbicka

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 1171-1177

Background: Conventional treatment for cleft lip and palate patients is lip repair at three to four months and then palatal repair at nine to 12 months of age. However, for the patients who delay seeing a doctor especially in a developing area such as Northern Thailand, simultaneous lip and palate repair is performed at 12 to 18 months of age or later, depending on the age at the first visit. It is a common belief that patients with cleft lip and palate will be behind non-cleft patients in early development phonemes because of the open palate. This delay persists until the palate is repaired and on into the postoperative period. This proposition has not been proven with long-term clinical outcomes in one-stage repairs. Objective: To investigate the effects of one-stage repair on speech assessment, hearing, and incidence of palatal fistula. The results were compared with conventional two-stage surgical repairs. Materials and Methods: The present study was designed two groups. Group 1 consisted of 25 children (mean age 11.28±1.93 years) treated with a one-stage repair. Cleft lip, palate, and alveolus were repaired at a single surgical session in the first 18 months of life (mean age at the time of surgery 13.52±4.51 months). Group 2 consisted of 17 children (mean age 11.02±2.23 years) treated in two-stage surgical repairs. Lip repair was performed at a median age of 4.01 months (IQR 3.62 to 5.46), and palate repair was performed at a mean age of 13.54±4.14 months. Both groups underwent cleft lip and palate repairs at the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2010. Speech and hearing for all patients were evaluated by experienced ENT doctors. The palatal fistula was evaluated by the same plastic surgeons. Results: One-stage repair showed significant normal articulation and less articulation disorder when compared with two-stage surgical repairs. However, no significant difference was determined for other speech assessments, hearing, and incidence of palatal fistula. Conclusion: Because one-stage repair seems to have a more positive influence on articulation, and both surgical treatment protocols give similar results on speech assessments, hearing, and incidence of palatal fistula, regardless of the timing of the surgery, the one-stage repair is not inferior to conventional two-stage surgical repairs for patients in developing areas. This is due to several important advantages, such as less hospitalization, lower cost, and less chance of nosocomial infection. Keywords: One-stage repair, Speech, Hearing, Palatal fistula, Cleft lip, Palate


2018 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
pp. 42e-50e ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajgopal R. Reddy ◽  
Srinivas Gosla Reddy ◽  
Anusha Chilakalapudi ◽  
Swapnika Kokali ◽  
Ewald M. Bronkhorst ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Eriguchi ◽  
Akira Watanabe ◽  
Kenichirou Suga ◽  
Youko Nakano ◽  
Teruo Sakamoto ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 519-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiji Kitagawa ◽  
Hiroshi Kohara ◽  
Taiji Sohmura ◽  
Junzo Takahashi ◽  
Takashi Tachimura ◽  
...  

Objective This study examined dentoalveolar growth changes prior to the time of palatoplasty up to 3 years of age by the early two-stage Furlow and push-back methods. Subjects Thirty-four Japanese patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) treated with either a two-stage Furlow procedure (Furlow group: seven boys, eight girls) from 1998 to 2002 or a push-back procedure (push-back group; 12 boys, 7 girls) from 1993 to 1997. Method Consecutive plaster models were measured by three-dimensional laser scanner, before primary palatoplasty, before hard palate closure (Furlow group only), and at 3 years of age. Bite measures were taken at 3 years of age. Results In the Furlow group, arch length, canine width, first and second deciduous molar width and cross-sectional area, and depth and volume at midpoint showed greater growth than in the push-back group. In the Furlow group, the crossbite score was also better than in the push-back group at 3 years of age. In comparison with the push-back group, inhibition of growth impediment in the anterior region was observed in the horizontal direction in the Furlow group. In the midregion, it was observed in the horizontal and vertical directions, and in the posterior region it was observed in the horizontal direction. Conclusion The results demonstrate that the early two-stage Furlow method showed progressive alveolar growth. Therefore, the early two-stage Furlow method is a more beneficial procedure than the push-back method.


2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 995-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajgopal R. Reddy ◽  
Srinivas Gosla Reddy ◽  
Anitha Vaidhyanathan ◽  
Stefaan J. Bergé ◽  
Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman

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