Infant Orthopedics in Cleft Lip and Palate have No Effect on Maxillary Arch Dimensions in Children Younger than Age 6

Abstract

Infant orthopedics has no effect on maxillary arch dimensions in the deciduous dentition of children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (Dutchcleft). Bongaarts CAM, van ’t Hof MA, Prahl-Andersen B, Dirks IV, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2006;43:665-72. Deborah A. Redford-Badwal, DDS, PhD Are there any differences at ages 4 and 6 years on maxillary arch dimensions in the deciduous dentition in children with unilateral cleft lip, alveolus, and palate who receive infant orthopedics before surgical closure of the soft palate versus those who do not receive orthopedics? The source of funding was not directly stated, rather it was reported that it was part of a Dutch intercenter study carried out in a collaboration among the Cleft Palate Centers of the University of Nijmegen, Academic Center of Dentistry in Amsterdam, and University Medical Center Rotterdam in Rotterdam Randomized controlled trial Level 1: Good-quality, patient-oriented evidence Not applicable