Clinical Study
Clinical Outcomes of Primary Palatal Surgery in Children with Nonsyndromic Cleft Palate with and without Lip
Table 1
Clinical outcomes by type of cleft.
| Results | UCLP | BCLP | CPO | Total | | |
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| Total | 41 | 14.0 | 94 | 32.2 | 157 | 53.8 | 292 | Oronasal fistula | 3 | 7.3 | 5 | 5.3 | 15 | 9.6 | 23 | 2nd palatal surgery | 11 | 26.8 | 26 | 27.7 | 19 | 12.1 | 56 | Speech therapy | 28 | 68.3 | 58 | 61.7 | 61 | 38.9 | 147 | Hypernasality | 15 | 36.6 | 42 | 44.7 | 27 | 17.2 | 84 | Articulatory deficits | 29 | 70.7 | 52 | 55.3 | 69 | 43.9 | 150 |
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UCLP: unilateral cleft lip and palate; BCLP: bilateral cleft lip and palate; CPO: cleft palate only.
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