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The Influence of Conservative Surgery on Growth and Occlusion

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Cleft Lip and Palate

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This chapter shows skeletal and facial growth patterns inherent in the patient. The interaction of surgery with facial and palatal growth and the degree of palatal osteogenesis are all the factors that need to be considered in treatment planning.

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Many of these procedures have been followed longitudinally and have shown to be nonphysiological. Excessive scarring resulted which led to growth interference. Also, the velum has not been lengthened. Due to scar contracture, the velum returned to its original length. This procedure has not been successful in lengthening the velum but has created excessive scarring which interferes with palatal growth and development. Although the velum has been lengthened, scar contracture returns the velum to its original position.

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  1. Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA

    Samuel Berkowitz DDS, M.S., FICD (Adjunct Professor)

  2. South Florida Cleft Palate Clinic, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Samuel Berkowitz DDS, M.S., FICD (Clinical Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics (Ret), Director of Research (Ret)

  3. Craniofacial Anomalies Program, Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Samuel Berkowitz DDS, M.S., FICD (Consultant (Ret)

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Berkowitz, S., Berkowitz, S., Berkowitz, S. (2013). The Influence of Conservative Surgery on Growth and Occlusion. In: Berkowitz, S. (eds) Cleft Lip and Palate. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30770-6_16

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