Journal of Japanese Cleft Palate Association
Online ISSN : 2186-5701
Print ISSN : 0386-5185
ISSN-L : 0386-5185
Early Treatment for Cleft Lip and Palate with Hotz Type Orthopedic Plate
II. Early Effect on Maxillary Growth
Kenichi KuritaKanji KomakiHidenobu NabetaniSadahiko KondoShuichi SugimotoYhosuke ZinnoHideo FukanoYoshinori KanohIchiro OhiwaAtsuo KaetuMotoharu AbeTuyoshi KawaiSeiji KitayamaYoshiyuki Naganawa
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1987 Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 50-61

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Abstract
Hotz type orthopedic plates have been used for early treatment of cleft lip and palate in our hospitals since Febrivary,1985. We studied the early effects on maxillary growth where the plates were worn almost continuously until the first operation in 10 cases of UCLP and 6 cases of BCLP.
The results were as follows:
1) The early effects in UCLP w ere narrowing of the cleft lip and palate, parallel running of both medial edges of the segments, shifting and uprighting of both the segments, and flattening of the high palate.
2) The e arly effects in BCLP were narrowing of the cleft lip and palate, parallel running of both the medial edges of the segments, shifting and uprighting of both the segments, flattening of the high palate, straightening of the deviated vomer, and development of the vomer toward the oral cavity.
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