Purpose: To assess speech outcomes after anterior maxillary distraction (AMD) in patients with cleft-related maxillary hypoplasia.
Materials And Methods: Fifty-eight patients at least 10 years old with cleft-related maxillary hypoplasia were included in this study irrespective of gender, type of cleft lip and palate, and amount of required advancement. AMD was carried out in all patients using a tooth-borne palatal distractor by a single oral and maxillofacial surgeon.