Effect of Pre-Surgical Orthopedic Treatment on Hard and Soft Tissue Morphology in Infants with Cleft Lip and Palate.

The frequency of cleft lip and palate births in Japan is approximately 0.146%. The study aimed to compare the effects of NAM on restoring nasal morphology and improving extraoral nasal morphology in children with cleft lip and palate in the first stage of treatment using 3D imaging and oral model analysis.

A Preliminary Study of Interdisciplinary Approach with a Single-Stage Surgery in Children with Cleft Lip and Palate.

A two-stage surgical procedure involving labioplasty and palatoplasty is a common surgical modality performed in children with cleft lip and palate. Additionally, an alveolar cleft bone graft is performed prior to the eruption of the canine teeth. These three surgeries impose the burden of general anesthesia separately for each procedure, and the formation of scar tissue from the procedure inhibits maxillary growth.