Protocols in Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment: Systematic Review

Table 5

Conclusions of articles that addressed “management of the cleft maxillary hypoplasia”.

Management of the cleft maxillary hypoplasia
Experimental group	Conclusion	Control	Explanation for the conclusion
Osteogenesis distraction	=	Le Fort I osteotomy	No significant differences were found in development of velopharyngeal insufficiency postoperatively [41, 42] and patient morbidity (infection and occlusion disturbance) [43].
Osteogenesis distraction	>	Le Fort I osteotomy	Better skeletal stability in maintaining the maxillary advancement in the long term [43, 44].