#Cleftlip/Palate: What Is the World Talking About?

CONCLUSIONS: Charities dominate the cleft lip/palate "Twitterverse." Most tweets were self-promotional, and over a third of educational tweets were low accuracy. As the cleft social media community continues to grow, we recommend using the hashtag #cleft to reach a wider audience. PMID: 32270703 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The...

Apr 2020

Proposed Federal Bill to Mandate Insurance Coverage for Children With Congenital Anomalies.

Authors: Pfeifauf KD, Snyder-Warwick AD, Patel KB Abstract The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act was reintroduced in United States Congress in March 2019. If enacted, the bill will substantially limit private insurers' ability to deny coverage for the medically necessary treatment of congenital anomalies, including cleft palate and craniofacial...

Apr 2020

Quantification of Mandibular Morphology in Pierre Robin Sequence to Optimize Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.

CONCLUSION: Our study examines the largest and youngest PRS population to date regarding management of early airway obstruction with MDO. Our findings indicate that univector mandibular body distraction allows for normalization in nonsyndromic patients with PRS, and airway obstruction management decisions should remain clinical. PMID: 32253927...

Apr 2020

Comparison of Microbial Activity Among Infants With or Without Using Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding Appliance.

CONCLUSION: Higher bacterial count and lower pH were found in the PNAM group. Cleft lip and/or palate patients wearing the PNAM appliance are at higher risk for dental caries. PMID: 32253929 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)

Apr 2020

Lexical Selectivity of 2-Year-Old Children With and Without Repaired Cleft Palate Based on Parent Report.

CONCLUSIONS: Children with repaired CP±L exhibit similar lexical selectivity relative to word initial sounds compared to noncleft TD and OM peers at 24 months of age, based on parent report. PMID: 32237993 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)

Apr 2020

Analysis of the Intrinsic Predictors of Oronasal Fistula in Primary Cleft Palate Repair Using Intravelar Veloplasty.

CONCLUSIONS: A larger cleft width tended to increase the occurrence of fistula. Close observation and information about the higher risk of fistula formation should be given to patients with a large cleft width who underwent intravelar veloplasty. PMID: 32233782 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)

Apr 2020

Peer Reviewer Recognition 2019.

Authors: PMID: 32157923 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)

Mar 2020

Author Disclosures.

Authors: PMID: 32148080 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)

Mar 2020

A Surgical and Educational Video of the Inferior Turbinate Mucosal Flap for the Nasal Floor and Intraoral Reconstruction in Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip Repair.

This article demonstrates a modified unilateral complete cleft lip repair using the rotation advancement principle plus multipurpose inferior turbinate mucosal flap. The accompanying videos display the 10 key steps for rationale, design, and proper execution of the inferior turbinate mucosal flap for the nasal floor and intraoral reconstruction. ...

Mar 2020

Assessment of Treatment Outcome of Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding in Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate and Its Postsurgical Stability.

CONCLUSIONS: Presurgical nasoalveolar molding considerably reduces the cleft gap and improves arch form making surgical union easier along with improved nasal morphology which can be maintained at 1-year postsurgery by use of a postsurgical external nasal stent. PMID: 32116001 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial...

Mar 2020