Evaluation of velopharyngeal changes and mechanisms in upper airway following maxillary advancement by LeFort I osteotomy in patients with cleft: A retrospective study

• Main Authors: Swati Saraswata Acharya (Author), Satyabrata Patnaik (Author), Sobhan Mishra (Author), Subrat K Padhiary (Author), Nitu Gautam (Author), Pritam Mohanty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Velopharyngeal dysfunction after maxillary advancement in Lefort I osteotomy may be a result of velopharyngeal insufficiency in patients with cleft. Maxillary hypoplasia is often related to a combination of congenital decrease in midfacial growth and surgical scar from cleft palate rep...