Velopharyngeal changes after maxillary distraction in cleft patients using a rigid external distraction device:A retrospective study.

CONCLUSIONS: ? Nasopharyngeal function was deteriorated after maxillary advancement in CLP patients. There was a significant positive correlation between the amount of maxillary advancement and the increase in nasopharyngeal depth and hypernasality. PMID: 27007755 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Angle Orthodontist)
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