Why Do Only 15% of Adolescents in the US With a Cleft Jaw Deformity Undergo Reconstruction?

Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 May;58(5):644-646. doi: 10.1177/1055665620957216. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

Authors

Jeffrey C Posnick^{1

2

3}, Brian E Kinard⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Howard College of Dentistry, Washington, DC, USA.
³ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery & Pediatrics, 12231Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
⁴ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 9968University of Alabama Birmingham, AL, USA.

PMID: 32969290
DOI: 10.1177/1055665620957216

No abstract available

Keywords: counseling; epidemiology; ethics/health policies; orthognathic surgery; osteotomy.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cleft Lip*
Cleft Palate* / surgery
Humans
Jaw Abnormalities*
Maxilla
Orthognathic Surgical Procedures*
Osteotomy, Le Fort