[One-stage surgical procedure of adult cleft palate with dentofacial deformity]

Y S Tang; Y L Huang; W H Yuan; W L Qiu; J Xia; H Zhang

[One-stage surgical procedure of adult cleft palate with dentofacial deformity]

Shanghai Kou Qiang Yi Xue. 1994 Dec;3(4):191-3.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

Y S Tang¹, Y L Huang, W H Yuan, W L Qiu, J Xia, H Zhang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatlolgy, Shanghai Second Medical University. Shanghai 200011, China.

PMID: 15160120

Abstract

2 cases with primary adult cleft palate combining severe dentofacial deformities were undergone one-stage procedure of modified Le Fort I segmental osteotomy and Furlow's double reserving Z plasty,and with with satisfactory clinical effectiveness.Follow-up results show that the one-stage procedure is not only reducing treatment time and period,but also correcting velopharyngeal function.